I met you over the summer at a dog show in Oyster Bay. I was thinking about getting a Boston Terrier and went to the show to meet Bostons and their owners. While there you came up to me and gave me a pamplet for The Dog Bible. For a second there I thought "Great...someone trying to sell me something I don't need." Later on I looked at the pamplet and decided to go find you and check out the book. You gave me a lecture on dog food (which I never forgot) and also told me not to be guilty about getting a dog when I work during the day. I decided to buy the book.

Best. Decision. Ever. Since then I've read and reread it. I didn't end up getting a dog right away because my life was pretty unstable at the time. I was living at home with my family and didn't know how much longer I would be there or where I would move. I ended up in Atlanta, and finally got a dog just a couple days ago. He's a purebred Boston I found at a shelter, around 2 years old they think. He was a stray, unneutered, and a little firecracker when I visited him in the shelter. In fact, people visiting another dog said "That dog is crazy!". I thought, how dare they say that about my dog!! I ended up adopting him even though I knew I might be in for a chaotic adjustment period. I named him Danger, the name I told you I was reserving for my Boston when I met you (you signed the book to him).

Some combination of his awesomeness and my dog knowledge (thanks to your book) has turned him literally overnight into the most AMAZING dog I can imagine. I have had him for only two days. He has learned sit, paw, lay down. He knows "crate". He is already essentially housebroken and goes as soon as we get outside, in his usual spot. He is so eager to please. I really can't say enough about him. I'm sure he would've been great if I hadn't read your book, but there's no way he would have been THIS well behaved. Thank you!

Best, Kristen (Atlanta, GA)

Dear Kristen,

I very much appreciate your kind words; thank you. But nothing is more rewarding or special to me than knowing that a dog has been rescued and taken into a loving home. It does my heart good to know that Danger has been taken out of danger! I couldn't possibly thank you as much as Danger will. Apparently, he's already starting!

Congratulations to you both, and best wishes on a long and happy life together.

Tracie Hotchner