Lance: A Spirit Unbroken

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 Lances hilarious quirkiness; when not threatening hes incredibly entertaining--though a State Trooper the local drug dealer and a Megans 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.