The author on how she and her dogs were united:Boo’s litter was dropped off at a pet store doorstep. I was headed to buy Halloween candy when I saw the sign – “Puppies $49.95” and thought I’d just stop in for a puppy fix before heading home with the candy. Instead, I headed home with Boo.About Lisa Edwards's A Dog Named Boo:
Porthos chose us when we took Dante and Boo to pick out a new puppy and Porthos sat at my feet, sat for Dante, and then sat for Boo while his littermates ignored us almost completely save for a couple drive-by sniffings.
Pinball’s sister Callie was to be our dog after Dante died. However, she did not survive the Parvovirus and all the other dogs from that litter and their mother had been adopted from the shelter. In Callie’s memory we couldn’t leave Pinball there. In hindsight, given his craziness I am...[read on]
She Thought She Was Rescuing an Abandoned Puppy.Learn more about the book and author at the official A Dog Named Boo website and Boo's blog.
Turns Out, He Was Rescuing Her.
The last thing Lisa Edwards needed was a new dog. But when she came across an abandoned litter on Halloween, her heart went out to the runt who walked into walls and couldn’t steady his feet.
Lisa—healing from past abuse and battling constant pain from a chronic medical condition—saw a bit of herself in little Boo. And when he snuggled,helpless, against her, she knew he was meant to be hers.
The dunce of obedience class with poor eyesight and a clumsy gait, Boo was the least likely of heroes. Yet with his unflappable spirit and boundless love, Boo has changed countless lives through his work as therapy dog—helping a mute six-year-old boy to speak, coaxing movement from a paralyzed girl, and stirring life in a ninety-four-year-old nun with Alzheimers. But perhaps Boo’s greatest miracle is the way he transformed Lisa’s life, giving her the greatest gift of all—faith in herself.
This is the inspiring true story of “the little dog who could,” but more than that, it’s the story of how one woman and one dog rescued each other—a moving tribute to hope, resilience and the transformative power of unconditional love.
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Lisa Edwards & Boo, Porthos, and Pinball.
--Marshal Zeringue
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