A story from Cathy Conner about ADog Named Lucky posted 05/31/2010 I got your book several years ago. I loved it, It was much better than the movie. We had a dog named Lucky, I had to put him down a couple weeks ago. It was the hardest thing I ever did. I wasn't sure I could survive it. It was so similar to Marley's end. But he was the total opposite of Marley, he was the best dog you could ever have. Even before Lucky was put down, I wanted to write a book about him. Even before your book. Lucky was such a unique dog. He was the neighborhood social welcoming committee. I have so many stories to tell about him. All the neighbors could tell you stories about him. He wasn't just a dog that wandered the streets. I also feel like it might help me deal with his death better if I could write it down. I am not a writer and don't know where to start. I was wondering if you could help me. Funny thing is, 14 years ago when he wandered into my husbands warehouse hurt, when he brought him home, I said I was going to take him to the SPCA the next day. My husband said, take him to the vet, see what they can do about his bum leg and get him shots. My two boys at the time were 9 and 12 and begged me to keep him. They wanted to call him Lucky because he was lucky he found us. The vet said he was probably about three months old and was a lab/shepard mix, you could see the shepard in him. She said he must have gotten hit by a car or someone to a baseball bat to his leg. She said we could do surgery but didn't think it would fix it, he will either use it or he won't. I grew up with dogs and never had a dog like this one. I know people say that, but you have no idea about Lucky. I really want to do this, please help me if you can. Thank You Cathy Conner Read More Stories > Begin Sharing Your Story >