Washoe County Library System

In this heartwarming and humorous story, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares how his life was transformed by Speck, a badly behaved, half-blind stray dog who helped him through a moment of looming uncertainty.

"The funny and poignant story of one woman’s wonderfully codependent relationship with her dog – and what he taught her about chosen family and the reward of motherhood. Birdie & Harlow is the story of a baby and a dog. But motherhood is never quite that simple. In Taylor Wolfe’s case, it’s a long, zigzagging and winding road. Meant to be a last-minute anniversary gift for her then boyfriend (and now husband), the highly-energetic and loud-mouthed...

Shares the author's experiences as a canine rescuer after years as an owner of purebred dogs, recounting the joys and sorrows that she and her friends have shared in their efforts to rehabilitate and find nurturing homes for their charges.