Lance: A Spirit Unbroken

Lance: A Spirit UnbrokenMarley meets Cujo ? What would you do if there was a dog in your neighborhood forced to live outside day in day out, at the mercy of abusers, wild animals and brutal weather? Walter does nothing at first. Then, an accidental meeting with Lance, a Border Collie, sets the wheels in motion for a down to the wire, life saving rescue and a disappointing discovery: Lance turns out to be a threat to anyone he can get his teeth on including his rescuers Their

Marley meets... Cujo ?

What would you do if there was a dog in your neighborhood forced to live outside day in/ day out, at the mercy of abusers, wild animals and brutal weather?

Walter does nothing--at first. Then, an accidental meeting with Lance, a Border Collie, sets the wheels in motion for a down-to-the-wire, life-saving rescue and a disappointing discovery: Lance turns out to be a threat to anyone he can get his teeth on--including his rescuers

Their lives turned upside down by this semi-feral "pet," Walter and his wife Clara are forced to answer a painful question: do they euthanize the dog they rescued? Making their life-or-death choice even more difficult is Lance's hilarious quirkiness; when not threatening, he's incredibly entertaining--though a State Trooper, the local drug dealer, and a Megan's Law parolee, among many others, would beg to differ.

This rollicking, thought-provoking, and--at times--heart-wrenching true-life account of the unorthodox rescue of an unorthodox dog is guaranteed to captivate:

-Dog lovers

-Recovering addicts (there are numerous passages that the 12-step community will relate to)

-Survivors of child abuse (the author reveals his own poignant connection with Lance)

-Any reader who can laugh, cry, or enjoy having her/his faith in humanity restored.