He Taught Us The Art

Dogs Are A Really Amazing Eye Opener For Us Humans Because Their Lives Are Compressed Into Such A Short Period, So We Can See Them Go From Puppyhood To Adolescence To Strong Adulthood And Then Into Their Sunset Years In 10 To 12 Years. It Really Drives Home The Point Of How Finite All Our Lives Are.

Animal Lovers Are A Special Breed Of Humans, Generous Of Spirit, Full Of Empathy, Perhaps A Little Prone To Sentimentality, And With Hearts As Big As A Cloudless Sky

When I Wrote 'marley & Me,' I Had A Clear Audience In Mind. And It Did Not Include Children. I Wrote My Book For Adults And Assumed Only Adults, And Possibly Teenagers, Would Be Drawn To It.

In A Dog's Life, Some Plaster Would Fall, Some Cushions Would Open, Some Rugs Would Shred. Like Any Relationship, This One Had Its Costs. They Were Costs We Came To Accept And Balance Against The Joy And Amusement And Protection And Companionship He Gave Us.

Many Of The Qualities That Come So Effortlessly To Dogs - Loyalty, Devotion, Selflessness, Unflagging Optimism, Unqualified Love - Can Be Elusive To Humans.