She asked me why I always had something flip to say. I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it.

A dog could see your heart in your eyes, Budress told him, and dogs were drawn to our hearts.

My family was all police and hard hats at the refineries; they didn't know what to think about me. So I became a closet writer.

Pike put down the cat. He slid from Pike's arms like molasses and puddled at his feet.

Dogs give us something just as we give something to them.

Efficiency and focus are the keys to success.

When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy.