Glade Run Press
$20.95

From the dust cover:

The Empty Collars stories offer an intimate glimpse into the lives of gun dogs and their owners - whether they are enjoying a fall afternoon afield, or sitting by the fire on a cold winter's night, loyal dog at their feet.

Each story is filled with emotion, and colored with the author's real-life experiences. In Mark Jeffery Volk's words,

"... the training, growth, attainment, elation, and the aging of the gun dog come as part of one whole package, one that ends in loss. You can't have a little bit without accepting it all."

Empty Collars gives to it's readers an understanding of this inevitable cycle, providing a little hope and compassion along the way.

"Who else ever had an exclusive moment? And if Pup had not taken you to field, you'd not have had it. So he lays there now, that generator of meaning and memory. That's what a gun dog comes to be for us. An enricher of life. Something to take ordinary moments and make them miraculous."

Bill Tarrant
Of Miracles and Memories

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Click HERE for some sample reading.

Updated 01/16/2004

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