Book Tour and Giveaway: The Love of a Dog by Jo McCauley Prouty

 

A Chronicle of a Remarkable Retriever

Memoir/Love, Black Lab, Dog

Date Published: 02-14-2023

The decision to get a dog becomes a journey from high expectations through the reality of care giving and the fun of companionship to enduring love and finally loss. Dog lovers will see themselves and remember their beloved canine friends. They will wish they had known Tasha as they read about this quirky dog and her love of family and fun. Readers can applaud the transforming power of love.

 

Excerpt

Thanksgiving came and the day proceeded at its usual pace. Bob didn’t like for me to spend the day in the kitchen, which suited me fine. I didn’t want to spend the day in the kitchen, so we generated lots of shortcuts in creating the traditional dinner. I used an oven bag to reduce roasting time of the turkey. Boxed stuffing and gravy mix hastened preparations. Dishes and pans piled up in the sink as the prepared recipes went into the oven. Aromas forecasting the delicious meal to come wafted throughout the house. I removed the turkey from the oven and set it on the counter. Just as I removed it from the oven bag the carbon monoxide detector shrieked in the bedroom.

I flew down the hall to the bedroom and opened a window. “This can’t be happening!” I hurried through the house opening more windows. When I returned to the kitchen, Tasha stood staring at the turkey on the floor. She gazed at me with surprise. “How did that happen?” she seemed to ask. I snatched it up and wiped it off. I finished the mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans and rolls and we enjoyed a fine dinner with pumpkin pie for dessert.

I told this story to a friend in the presence of my son, who said, “I never heard that story before.”

“No,” I laughed, “because I wiped off the turkey and we ate it!”

About the Author

Jo McCauley Prouty spent her formative years in West Virginia and Virginia, where she attended the College of William and Mary. She is a former educator and now applies her nurturing skills to flower gardening and entertaining her grandchildren. She resides in Minnesota with her orange tabby, Cooper. Her work has appeared in "The Journal of The Braxton Historical Society" and the "Journal of Opinions, Ideas and Essays."

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