Marley and Me
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Better Homes & Gardens
In case any of you are curious, I wanted to let you know that in the current (December) issue of Better Homes & Gardens, yours truly has an essay on the back page. I imagine you can guess the topic. Yes, Marley. The essay deals with one of our most painful chapters with our daffy Lab -- our close call with giving him away. Jenny had just come through a very touch-and-go, difficult pregnancy. We had two babies at home, a newborn and a 15-month-old. We were up constantly in the night, totally sleep deprived and worn down. And Marley continued his joyous destruction of our house. Jenny gave me the ultimatum: "You find him a new home, or I will." A chapter in Marley & Me deals with this difficult period in our lives -- and so does the BH&G essay. The fact that this was all happening in the weeks leading up to Christmas made it all the more painful for us. The BH&G essay explores that angle of it.
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On another note, if you haven't yet checked out the "Share Your Stories" page on my website (click the button in the menu bar above), you really should. Numerous readers have come there to share their stories of their own Marleyesque doofus dogs. Many of the stories are very, very funny. Some very touching. Some a combination of the two. Their stories show the universal nature of dog ownership. Even the good ones have their moments. One of my favorites was from the woman who said her dog opened the oven, dragged out the large ham that was cooking, and ate every trace of it. Burp!
posted by John Grogan at 3:18 PM
 
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