5 stars Pet lovers will enjoy and learn from this
story!" You will laugh, cry, and learn from this well-written story by a
pet lover and owner. It is easy to relate to in so many respects and brings
back fond memories of my former pets. --Amazon.com
About Kelly Preston
About Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston is, first and
foremost, an animal lover. Raised on a ten-acre property in a small town in
Pennsylvania, she grew up with horses, rabbits, and – of course – dogs. When
she left home after college, she acquired Gizmo, an irresistible Lhasa Apso
that started her on a journey full of joys and sorrows, hopes and tribulations,
frustrations, endless lessons in patience, and above all else, love. All of
this has come at the hands (more precisely the paws) of Gizmo, Betty Boop,
Buffy, Carla Mae, and the inimitable Mr. MaGoo.
Mr. MaGoois a nine-year-old
Lhasa Apso and the book’s co-creator and co-writer. He is, in his own words,
“the alpha and omega of all dogs – in the cutest and sparkiest, most fun-loving
package ever.” Ignoring Kelly’s persistent eye-rolling, Mr. MaGoo has forged
ahead with this project in an attempt to, as he puts it, “present the facts
from a dog’s perspective. In other words, the correct, most accurate, most
interesting, only-one-that-matters perspective,” to which he adds, simply,
“Woof!”
Read the Excerpt
It
was at that very moment I realized Carla Mae was not just an angry, aggressive
little cuss I taught to play, dance, and cut loose. I saw Carla Mae for the
first time, as she really was— a scared puppy who learned to mistrust those
around her and who learned self-preservation the only way she knew how — by
biting first and asking questions later. She was a frightened little dog who
eventually found a greater lesson in letting go and learning to laugh and play
and yes, of course—dance. Carla Mae, found unconditional love in our family and
along the way, she learned to trust. Anyway, as for Dim-Bulb King, cooler heads
prevailed that day and, lucky for him, his human finally dragged him away from
us. But I sure learned something about my new sister that day.
Carla
Mae turned out to be a competitive little tomboy and fair adversary. We love to
play Kibble Attack—a game that involves her patiently planning preemptive
Kibble invasions, only to be taken off guard by a MaGoo surprise maneuver,
overrun and forever a close second only to me. She’s quite the copycat
as well, often mimicking our moves. I’m not sure if she’s mocking us all, doing
the “when in Rome thing”, or a little of both. What I do know is that I have
learned to love Carla Mae and Carla Mae has learned to accept love and even try
to nudge in on my petting time with the human and even with random human
strangers in the house. She is loved and cared for and Carla Mae is no longer
afraid... well, maybe a little afraid of King Crazy Dog, but who
wouldn’t be? Other than me, of course.
Real Dogs Don't Whisper: http://www.realdogsdontwhisper.com
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3 comments:
beautiful one.
charming talent.
Hi,
Thank you for highlighting our book; Mr MaGoo is quite the charmer
Kelly and Mr MaGoo
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