Dogwinks: True Godwink Stories of Dogs and the Blessings they Bring, by Squire Rushnell and Louise Duart (Howard Books, 2020, $19.99, 285pp HB) Review by Skye Anderson.
"Some of the greatest gifts. . . come in furry packages."(p. 38-9)
Dogwinks is a small pocket-sized book you can put in a pocket of your cargo pants - with 20 short stories, beginning with the famous "Rudy" which has been made into a movie* and can be found on Netflix.
Reckless is the little Pit Bull lost in Hurricane Sandy, Keller is deaf and blind like Helen Keller, and then we have a Norman Rockwell story of a golden retriever, the life-saving Bullet, his human baby. and 911. "The dog they saved, saved their son." (p. 89)
Each story is told, in part, from the dog's point of view, and ends with reflections on the meaning of the story's lesson. Could dogs really be sent down from above for a purpose?
The best thing about reading a collection of short stories is that you can read them in any order. They may also be of varying lengths and, unfortunately, of spotty quality. This one is not.
Hearts Abound
Joy and unconditional love permeate the families and their dogs as their stories are depicted with life and loss.
One dog, Faith, even has her own book, and appeared on Oprah, Montel and other TV shows and in articles. Read about her in Wikipedia, too.
To find out more about Godwinks and Dogwinks, read this book - over and over again!
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*"Rescued by Ruby"
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