Rescuing Sprite - Mark R. Levin (2007)
I picked this one up at the library this afternoon about 2pm and had it read by 5pm, so it is short and very sweet. Mark and his family pick a dog, Sprite up from a shelter. Originally told he is only about 3 years old, they find out quickly that he is much older, and has a set of health issues.
However for two years they give him a great life full of life, and friends, especially Pepsi - their other dog. Sprite does however begin to slow down considerably and Mark and his family must struggle to deal with the last stages of his life.
The author does a great job of talking about the guilt and stress caused in this scenario, that many of us feel. Also the bleak isolation that we feel when forced to help a loved one go, and that often it can be different with animals than it is with our own human family members. So I got leaky eyes reading the last few chapters, but I was touched by many of the things I read. 4/5
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