I just read the most moving, heartfelt, incredible book about the bond shared between a pet parent and a little black
and tan Dachshund named "Flash." It's called
"Flash's Song: How One Small Dog Turned into One Big Miracle" by Kay Pfaltz.
Every pet parent should read this story. It's a story of fun, bravery, persistence and uncondtional love between Kay (the mom) and Flash. It will draw you in, and make you feel what the author experienced, trying to make her best friend healthy after learning Flash has a tumor on his spine.
I really couldn't put it down, and I will never, ever forget it, as we have canine kids of our own that we would do anything for, too. I highly recommend it. If there is one book you'll want to read about a relationship with a dog, this is the one. (Of course I cried at the end). - Rob
BOOK SUMMARY: What if most people have it wrong, and miracles are not the exception but the norm? Flash’s Song
is the true account of how one person discovered the secret of
miracles. It is a story of the power of laughter, the power of family,
and, ultimately, the power of love to get us through life.
Freelance
writer Kay Pfaltz was living a quiet, simple life with her three
beloved dogs when suddenly her life turns upside down. Coming to terms
with a failed relationship, she must now take her ailing dachshund,
Flash, in for back surgery. But when the vet tells Kay that Flash’s
problem is not a disc but in fact a tumor growing on his spine and Flash
has, at most, three weeks to live, Kay is devastated. From here begins a
journey of self-discovery and recovery that will open Kay’s heart to
the greatest miracle of all.
Flash’s Song tells the story of
amazing canine courage and remission against all odds. It is a ballad of
love and redemption, and a moving account of how Flash’s three-week
prognosis became five and a half miraculous months of learning, loving,
and finally accepting.
Written in luminous prose, accompanied by
poignant photos, and filled with keen insight into love, faith, and the
power of forgiveness, Flash’s Song is not only a heartwarming ode to a little dog, but also a tribute to life and an invitation to cherish every moment of it.
