Weekends with Daisy: How a Very Special Puppy Changed My Life
I'm half crazy, all for the love of you . . .
Daisy is a mischievous ball of yellow fluff who enjoys chasing her tail and wrestling with her favourite toys. But life is not all treats and cuddles for the adorable Labrador puppy; Daisy is training to become a service dog and will one day become an invaluable companion to an adult or child with a disability.
Little Daisy spends the weekdays with Keith, a prison inmate who is able to dedicate himself fully to her training. At the weekend she goes home with Sharron Luttrell, who introduces the happy-go-lucky pup to the chaos of family life. As Sharron begins to fall in love with Daisy, handing her back to Keith becomes increasingly painful. And as the end of Daisy's training programme approaches, Sharron wonders if she will ever be able let her go . . .
Sharron Kahn Luttrell is a former newspaper reporter who works as a freelance writer. Her articles and columns have appeared in publications including the Boston Globe and the Boston
Globe Sunday Magazine. She continues to volunteer as a weekend puppy trainer.
Author: Sharron Kahn Luttrell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages, 128mm x 197mm, 276 g
Published: 2013, Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Autobiography: General
I'm half crazy, all for the love of you . . .
Daisy is a mischievous ball of yellow fluff who enjoys chasing her tail and wrestling with her favourite toys. But life is not all treats and cuddles for the adorable Labrador puppy; Daisy is training to become a service dog and will one day become an invaluable companion to an adult or child with a disability.
Little Daisy spends the weekdays with Keith, a prison inmate who is able to dedicate himself fully to her training. At the weekend she goes home with Sharron Luttrell, who introduces the happy-go-lucky pup to the chaos of family life. As Sharron begins to fall in love with Daisy, handing her back to Keith becomes increasingly painful. And as the end of Daisy's training programme approaches, Sharron wonders if she will ever be able let her go . . .
Sharron Kahn Luttrell is a former newspaper reporter who works as a freelance writer. Her articles and columns have appeared in publications including the Boston Globe and the Boston
Globe Sunday Magazine. She continues to volunteer as a weekend puppy trainer.