Weekends with Daisy Author Sharron Kahn Luttrell

When Sharron Luttrell, a journalist still deeply mourning the loss of her family dog, discovers a weekend puppy raiser program for a service dog organization, she knew it was just what she needed to help her move on. It seemed ideal; pick up a puppy on Friday, return it on Sunday night, get a new puppy each year. No strings attached. Well, it turns out there were strings - and they tugged at her every time she had to return "her dog" to its weekday caregiver.

This memoir chronicles Sharron's year co-parenting Daisy, a sweet Lab puppy, with Keith, Daisy's other trainer. As Sharron and Keith develop a relationship she likens to "divorced parents handing over the kids," she becomes curious about Keith's life story. When Sharron uncovers a tragic event from Keith's past, she realizes she must take a lesson from Daisy and "think like a dog"- react to circumstances in the present, not the past.

She still socializes service dogs-in-training, one at a time, one year at a time. Sharron will be at the OVL on Friday, June 27 at 4 PM to share with us her experience with the NEADS program, her current service dog-in-training, and an update on Daisy and her new family! Local booksellers  Books by the Sea will have books available for purchase at the event.

For more on Sharron, please check out her ebsite:http://www.kahnluttrell.com/