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I'm so excited to share Carmen Leal's new book with you as part of her virtual blog tour with WOW!Women On Writing. "When Love Wags a Tail" is a collection of true stories from people whose lives have been saved and forever changed by their dog. I love that every author in this book is a senior or close to it.
This is the second book by Carmen on how dogs rescue us and are so much a part of our lives. I posted about her first book "I Chose You" on my blog here on April 25, 2023. I was pleased to have my own story about Miss April in Paris included with all the wonderful doggie tales. Link to that review HERE.
Carmen's personal story is an amazing one. Carmen Leal never dreamed tragedy could bring positive change. Suffering a traumatic brain injury after a car wreck, the marketing pro struggled to find her center and reclaim her life. But after finally caving in and adopting a rescue dog, her world changed forever.
Flourishing on her new furry friend’s unconditional love, she turned her talents to supporting canines still facing grim futures. Working tirelessly over the course of four years, she’s helped find homes for over 6,500 dogs and collected endless tales of wonderment and triumph.
As a dog lover and one who currently is owned by five rescue Chihuahuas, I love all the stories in "When Love Wags a Tail". These stories are heartwarming, inspirational, humorous, and as in real life, sometimes a little heartbreaking. Bringing together over sixty snapshots, she connects both dramatic and simply sweet accounts, including her own, while advocating for help and donating a portion of each sale to a foster-to-adoption group.
And I love that these are stories from owners of "a certain age". As someone who is (ahem) older, I identify with finding the right dog at the right time. When I was younger, I had six larger dogs from my local rescue groups, but as I've aged and my joints ache, I've downsized to smaller senior dogs that I can lift and handle on my own.
To quote Carmen, "Finding the right dog at the right time is important. Maybe an eighty-pound shepherd might have worked when I was forty or even fifty, but at seventy a small dog is more maggageable and safer for me. Living in a senior community might mean having to get a dog under twenty-five pounds. Do you have neighbors who will be upset about dogs who bark a lot? "When Love Wags a Tail" is filled with stories that will hopefull teach these and other lessons to my readers."
I can't imagine a life without my dogs, and in my case, multiple dogs. Like potato chips, I can't stop at one. With that thought, I recommend reading BOTH of Carmen's books if you missed the first one, with stories from dog owners of all ages. Her latest, "When Love Wags a Tail" with its focus on stories from seniors and how their lives are better because of the companionship of their dogs, makes my heart sing. It's never too late to find your true love, especially the canine kind.
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