Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family - and a Whole Town - About Hope and Happy Endings by Janet ElderMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
There's no doubt this book earned a 5 stars!
Janet Elder's son Michael wanted a dog since he was little. Her and her husband Rich, kept pondering on the idea and then they would say, well...the times not right, we're to busy, Michael isn't old enough to take on that kind of responsibility, there was other excuses they came up with. Then one day seven year old Michael presented his parents with a power point presentation on 'My Dog' and why not having a dog is a sad thing, and then he explained why having a dog is a good thing.
One day their world is shattered, Janet is diagnosis with having breast cancer. She starts thinking that maybe having a dog would be a distraction for Michael as to what lays ahead for her and her family, since her diagnosis will change their family. She starts searching on what breed would best suit their fast pace apartment living life style in New York. She finds a red toy poodle and calls the breeder and talks with her as to how well this puppy would live in an apartment, the requirements for it to live a healthy, happy life, how well it would adapt to this new family and all the other questions she had. She decides that this puppy would be a good fit, and Huck joins their busy family life, with an excited Michael who is so overjoyed about finally getting a puppy. The new adventure awaits the new family. There's potty training to be done, and teaching him not to chew up shoes, papers, the barking, teaching him to walk on a leash, which Huck escapes from on a walk and nearly gets hit by a car.
A few months later, after Janet is done with her treatments, the family takes a little vacation and goes to baseball's spring training. They make arrangements for Janet's sister and brother-in-law to take care of Huck. The family isn't on vacation for a full day when Janet's sister calls and tells them Huck has escaped from their fenced in yard. Devastated by this news, the family leaves from vacation and heads back to Janet's sisters' house. Everyone is feeling so down and out over Huck missing. They decide to start looking for Huck, they put up flyers, talk with the towns people, who get involved, including the police department.
This book was not only a pleasure to read, but it showed determination, hope, faith, discourage, kindness of strangers, survival, encouragement, resilience, and the love of family. This heartwarming, touching, story, will bring you to tears, warm your heart, take your breath away, lift your spirits, and have you cheering.
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