title: The Puppy That Came for Christmas: How a Dog Brought One Family the Gift of Joy
author:  Megan Rix 
description: <b>Praise for <i>The Puppy That Came for Christmas</i></b><br /><br />Dog memoir readers who enjoyed John Grogan's<i>Marley and Me</i>or Julie Klam's<i>You Had Me at Woof</i>will appreciate this story about dogs who impact people's lives. An instant bestseller in the UK.<i>Library Journal</i><br /><br />This moving story of love given and love discovered confirms...the healing power of love shared.Larry Levin, <i>New York Times</i> Bestselling Author of <i>Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love</i><br /><br />Brighten your holiday spirit.<i>The Daily Herald</i>
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  A Merry Marry Christmas
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Trey Martini, MD
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Let Freedom Ring
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  CHAPTER 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ##  Central Park, New York City
  
  
  It has been a perfect New York Saturday night for Buddy the Golden Retriever.
  Late in the evening, nobody seems to mind when his master, the handsome blonde
  man they call Liam, slips off the leash so Buddy can run beside him on the
  thick springtime grass. During the long loop from Riverside Park through
  Central Park's Strawberry Fields, Buddy’s brushed and feathered tail hasn't
  stopped wagging. He’s a very lucky dog and seems to know it. In a city
  infamous for despair, Buddy’s Upper West Side enclave is home to the beautiful
  people and their pedigreed pets. Cover dog Buddy is just 13 months old; a
  playful puppy lies just below the surface of his very good training. Like
  everything and everyone around him, the golden boy has the light coat and
  sturdy build of an expen