The+Leanin'+Dog+by+K.+A.+Nuzum



Some of you remember that a year ago I got a dog. She was the first dog I had ever owned. I did not think our family needed a dog, but my sons and husband thought differently. I came to love the dog. Her name was Jazzy. She was bouncy and loving and irresistible. I finally understood the human/dog connection. Then, last April she was hit and killed by a car in front of our house. I sobbed. Everyone sobbed. We miss her terribly, but we are not ready to get a new dog, not quiet yet.

I read //The Leanin' Dog// and fell under its spell. The author beautifully describes the bond that grows between a young girl and a stray dog. There is much more to this book than the girl/dog friendship, but I'll let you get those discussions going.