Marley and Me
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Another Marley in Town
If you've read my book, you might be of the opinion that one Marley in this world is quite enough, thank you. But I'm learning that there are many Marleys out there...yellow Labrador retrievers who share not only his looks but his -- how can I be kind here? -- ebullient and irrepresible personality. (Diplomatic, huh?) Some of them even share his name.
Amy R. from Racine, Wisconsin, wrote me to let me know she, too, has a yellow Lab named Marley. (That's him in the photo above.) And, wouldn't you know it, he's got the same behavior genes, too. Not only that, but my family's story is eerily similar to Amy's story. She writes:
"I just recently purchased your book. I saw the picture of the cover and i just melted. I have a 1 year old labrador named, Marley. We named him after Bob marley, also. Everything in your book is like a picture perfect description of my Marley. He was here for my first miscarriage, just like Jenny's. The nicknames that you called Marley are the same nicknames we call our Marley. We also purchased him from a farm. I haven't finished your book yet but I thought that I would let you know that maybe our dogs might just be related. Also in the beginning when you were talking about Saint Shaun, we also had a dog like that. Everything you describe about Shaun our Labrador Jack did. He died last year. He was 5 and he got hit by a car. Then I got Marley for a Christmas present. Little did I know, my life was about to change dramatically. He is a very hyper dog. He can't sit still for more than 2 seconds. When I play fetch with him I have to do the same thing you did with the sticks. Marley has eaten every pair of my shoes, every pair of my underwear, he has broken our doors from smashing through them. And lately he has been going nuts when the weather is bad. The realism of your Marley to my Marley is quite odd. Each day I read about your Marley, I feel if God has anything to do with our lives, these 2 dogs must be tied together somehow."
Heaven help you if they are, Amy. (Just joking.) Your Marley is about as cute as they come. How hyper could something so adorable be? (Yeah, I made that mistake once myself...)
posted by John Grogan at 8:25 PM
 
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