Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest opinion.

I requested this for the beautiful drawing of the dog on the cover. I wish Bliss took commission requests because I would pay good money for a drawing like that of my dog!! I love old dogs, and my husband and I have been rescuing elderly and special needs dogs from shelters for more than 5 years now. We have lost 8 so far and it never gets easier. So I really enjoyed the stories and drawings of his dog Penny. I will say that the summary of the book made it sound like it was ALL about his dog, so I was thrown at first by the other stories. However, I also found the bits about caring for his parents particularly moving. I do wish the galley had included captions for each drawing as I found his handwriting a little difficult to read - maybe the published copy will include that!