Huck by Janet Elder

Praise for HUCK “Janet Elder and her family fell in love with their dog, Huck . . . you’ll fall in love with them. A wonderful, inspiring book.” —Deirdre Imus “Huck is the Dewey of the canine world. The dog is a delight— even my cat, Norton, would have been charmed (after a hiss or two)—and the book itself is lovely and inspiring. I rate it 5 barks.” —Peter Gethers, author of The Cat Who Went to Paris and The Cat Who’ll Live Forever “Puppies have always bee n better than people. Now comes a book where a puppy makes people better people. Pet it, fee d it, even read it. You’ll love it—and become a bett er person.” —Dan Jenkins, sportswriter/novelist HUCK The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family—and a Whole Town—About Hope and Happy Endings JANET ELDER Broadway Books NEW YORK Copyright © 2010 by Janet Elder All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Broadway Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com BROADWAY BOOKS and the Broadway Books colophon are trade-marks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Elder, Janet. The remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a family—and a whole town—about hope and happy endings / by Janet Elder. 1. Miniature poodle—New Jersey—Ramsey—Anecdotes. 2. Puppies—New Jersey—Ramsey—Anecdotes. 3. Human-animal relationships—Anecdotes. I. Title. SF429.M57E43 2010 636.72`80922—dc22 2010002021 ISBN 978-0-7679-3134-2 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Endpaper map by Martie Holmer 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition ... - tailieumienphi.vn