I chose this book as it had a dog on the cover that looks SO much like the current furry love in my life. I had all the feels during this book. I literally laughed out loud snd shed tears. The lessons Doug learned were very relatable. How he did everything he could for his beautiful girl is exactly how I am with my adopted fur babies. A beautiful, amazing read!!

If there is a dog on the cover, I’m all for the book! I adored the relationship between Shirelle and her owner. The bond between owner and dog is something that is indescribable unless you’ve owned one and this pulled at my heart strings so much! I am so glad I was able to pick up this ARC. Such a heartwarming story

Beautiful story about a man and his dog, the love and frustrations that come in sharing the same space.
Shirelle embraced life and all it had to offer, willing to provide comfort to those in need.
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This book did not have me until the last few chapters. In the beginning, after the author adopts Shirelle, they just seem to go about their everyday life. It was a sweet story of a man and his dog, but the author writes of a lot of different things happening in his life. There are so many things that I found it detracting from the story of Shirelle. I also felt that the author seemed to preach a lot about his feelings and questions about life. But I guess this is what made the last few chapters worth it, as he found that Shirelle had the answers all along. I thank NetGalley and Mindbuck Media for the advance read.