OK, it was just an excerpt, but anyone who has ever loved dogs can identify with this book. Even just looking at the contents made me think about all the dogs in my life, starting with "Butch" circa 1957 when I was three, our next dog which I really loved because she growled at my mom for trying to wake me on school days, to Mooshoo (our current) who waddles around on her short legs and likes to climb on my belly when I lay down to sleep... Dogs, God's gift to us humans...