National Dog Day 2018

What better day to treat your fur family to a special something?

The above picture is from the site https://nationaltoday.com/national-dog-day/

They've accumulated many interesting statistics. Do you know any of these answers?

What are the top 10 Dog-loving states?

How many people tell their dog "I love you" at least once a month?

Buy their dog a gift at least once a month? 

Allow their dog to sleep with them?

I know Jade and the rest of her pack sleep with Laura and David. 

That's Jade on her back, Laila in the front, and Karros in the back. The only one missing is the Golden Wiki. Either way, there's no room for Laura who was staying home sick that day. 

Do you spoil your pets? Leave a comment as to how.

Chilling Out

Jade was a superstar in Yellowstone and "paw-tographed" over 300 books!!! She now gets to relax with her best buddy Laila and chew on a well deserved bully. Happy pups!

Jade is back in Yellowstone

Jade and Laila resting before she makes her second appearance in Yellowstone this summer!
That is not a stick. It is a part of a bull. She appears to love to chew on ...it.
I'll post more when I get picks from Laura and David. At least they arrived safely late yesterday.
They will be signing  books today through Sunday.
And "paw-tographed" copies will be available at Old Faithful Inn lobby.

Don't miss them if you are in the area!

Catching Up

 At Malmstrom Air Force Base, a young reader proudly holds her copy of Bring Jade Home. It's encouraging that many of the people who wanted to purchase the book were in the "tween" age group and love to read.

Often the people working in the store with us purchased copies too. I am grateful for their help and their support.

At our last book signing in Montana, at Shipton's Big R farm supply store, I was interviewed on Billings TV!

See the interview here:

Billings TV interview

Back in Lake Geneva, we took a breather until my presentation at the Lake Geneva Library.

We had 39 people attend, and I signed a bunch of copies of the book. Many of my friends from the area came and this was really fun presentation. I'll be at the Lake Geneva Beachfront Authorfest on July 14th from 10-4 in Library Park. Looking forward to meeting more people and telling Jade's story. 

Taking a break in Glacier National Park

We've never been to Glacier, and it was on our "Bucket List." 

Our big rented SUV, and our little rented cabin.

 The spring runoff created torrents of water flowing over the rocks.

Tranquil and peaceful; just what we needed for a couple of days.

Signing at Fact & Fiction Missoula MT

We set up outside the bookstore, Fact and Fiction, and waited for the people going to the nearby farmer's markets to stop and listen to Jade's story.

This is me and the sales manager of Farcountry Press, my publisher.

Paul's not in the photos since he is the official photographer along with his other duties. 

Our pitch worked! I'm inscribing their copy of Bring Jade Home. 

And theirs too!!

 And this is me, celebrating the end of the first part of the tour. Yes, those are two glasses of red wine. Perhaps I am holding Laura's glass for her, perhaps not. Today Paul and I are heading to Glacier National Park. I plan to post nothing but vacation pictures next!

Country Bookshelf signing, Bozeman MT

This is the front window display at Country Bookshelf. All of those books are Bring Jade Home, and they even put a small stuffed "Aussie" puppy beside it. How much is that doggy in the window?

I stopped by earlier with a poster in my hand. Or is it a baguette?
Country Bookshelf is the largest independent bookstore in Montana. Our new game is to find "Bring Jade Home" when we know it's in a store. Besides an entire window, there was a stack by the door, and then below is the display shelf. I think the book cover glows and really stands out!

The event coordinator told us that the book was the previous week's number one best seller!

 Later that evening, David, Laura, Jade and Laila drove over with us. I'm sure the event coordinator had never dealt with such a crew.

Laila and Jade inside their new motor home. Don't you just love the "Jade blue" trim?

That's "Jadette" Jade's stand-in.  The real Jade is off to the side. She loves to bark at strangers. Err, Jade that is. Jadette is very quiet, but then again she wouldn't have survived Yellowstone for 44 days, would she?

I read excerpts from the back cover and first chapter. The people who didn't know the story kept shaking their heads in disbelief. But with Jade there, sometimes kissing David and wiggling her butt, they knew the story had a happy ending. 

We signed "paw-tographed" copies for everyone, including Jade fans who drove over from another town just to meet the dog they had helped search for. 

There's nothing like a true story showing the good in people.