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Paperback Edition
- 978-1-4602-8748-4
- 6.0 x 9.0 inches
- Standard Color interior
- 126 pages
- Keywords
- Adopted dogs,
- Special needs dogs,
- Rescue dogs,
- Dalmatians,
- Special needs Dalmatians,
- Rescue Dalmatians,
- Adopted Dalmatians
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The World Through Dexter's Eyes
The Foibles of a Too Big, Deaf Dalmatian and the Power of Love
by
Vickie Versace Mullins
Dexter comes into the world with many problems, and he turns his family’s life upside down. Outside and lonely, he pulls the siding off the house, destroys the back door, chews up the cable wires and wood patio furniture. Inside, he does more of the same. He appears to not be trainable, so out of frustration, Mom contacts a dog whisperer who tells her Dexter died in a storm in a past life. And when he could not find his family on the other side, he grabbed the first body back, into the world, to try again. There is something very familiar about this story to Mom. Then again, maybe she just feels sorry for the poor deaf guy. Whatever, Mom has tremendous compassion towards Dexter, and there was never such a bond between master and dog; one so strong, he telepathically conveys his story, to her. This book is funny, sad, sweet and deep and a little inverted as it is from Dexter’s point of view. For all his antics, he is redeemed as all he wants to do on this earth is love. And it isn’t until he and Mom figure out the riddle the dog whisperer presented to them, that Dexter becomes the dog he was meant to be. Then miracles happen; grannies die, daughters go away to school, marriages fall apart, but love prevails.
Who among us hasn’t wondered: “What is my dog thinking?” The human-animal bond is deep and enduring, and in this book Vickie Versace Mullins takes us on the ultimate journey into both heart and mind of her dear Dexter. Be prepared to laugh and to cry as Mullins has crafted this tale with poignancy and wit. Though I offer no answer to the Zen koan, “Does a dog have a Buddha nature,” I can definitively say this book is a unique work of art. ~ Maria Shine Stewart
Vickie Versace Mullins is a bubbly spirit who prefers laughing through life rather than all the other alternatives. She has a B.A. in English Literature from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a poet, and Dexter’s story is her first attempt at prose. She has published poems in various local literary magazines. She lives with her family in Cleveland, Ohio.
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