As the book comes to a close and as a former dog owner, I found much of want I was reading this time hit very close to home. Over the span of 12-13 yrs. Marley has become old, senile, and feeble. He has taught John and Jenny many of life's lessons. They reach a point of when to put him down. He has many "scares" that lead up to the final bought of his death. It was such a hard decision, especially for John. John and Marley had this bond, a bond quite beyond comprehension, that is unless you have been a dog owner. How will they tell the kids? How will they themselves cope with this loss that they knew they would have to inevitably face? It took time and with any loss, they grieved and the grief eventually turned into a healing phase. I love how the book ends. It tells of how they come across this ad for a dog needing to become adopted that looks and is described as Marley-to a tee. They end up going to look at the dog named "Lucky." What a great book!!
~Times~
Wednesday, November 23rd- 30min.
Friday, November 25th-30min.
Sunday, November 27th-30min.
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