Preface: The Perfect Dog                           ix
  1. And Puppy Makes Three                         1
  2. Running with the Blue Bloods                  11
  3. Homeward Bound                                15
  4. Mr. Wiggles                                   23
  5. The Test Strip                                33
  6. Matters of the Heart                          39
  7. Master and Beast                              51
  8. A Battle of Wills                             59
  9. The Stuff Males Are Made Of                   71
10. The Luck of the Irish                          81
11. The Things He Ate                              93
12. Welcome to the Indigent Ward                   103
13. A Scream in the Night                          113
14. An Early Arrival                               123
15. A Postpartum Ultimatum                         135
16. The Audition                                   149
17. In the Land of Bocahontas                      163
18. Alfresco Dining                                175
19. Lightning Strikes                              185
20. Dog Beach                                      195
21. A Northbound Plane                             207
22. In the Land of Pencils                         217
23. Poultry on Parade                              227
24. The Potty Room                                 237
25. Beating the Odds                               249
26. Borrowed Time                                  257
27. The Big Meadow                                 265
28. Beneath the Cherry Trees                       273
29. The Bad Dog Club                               281
Acknowledgments                                    291
A Note from the Author                             293