Drinking With Miss Dutchie

When Ed Breslin bought a new dog, Miss Dutchie, he wasn't expecting his beloved pet to help him beat alcoholism. But caring for Miss Dutchie completely transformed Ed's outlook on life.
The unconditional love Miss Dutchie and Ed shared was a crucial incentive to overcoming his devastating addiction, and this moving story speaks to anyone who has ever loved a dog or battled their own personal demons. Title Info. Dedication. Pt I. Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Pt II. Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Pt III. Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Aftermath
"She 'taught me more about life than any teacher I ever had,' Breslin writes, 'and she never said a word.' Breslin is just the man to find those words. Grover Gardner narrates with the consummate skill of an AudioFile Golden Voice."

"A sweet, sad tribute to that purest of all relationships."
"A Labrador retriever taught Breslin more about life than any teacher had…His hymn to Miss Dutchie is heartwarming and heartbreaking."
"Dutchie is as clearly drawn as any literary figure, and Breslin's love and gratitude toward her are palpable."
"Breslin writes intensely and emotionally about psychic pain, grief, and the loss of friends and dogs."
"A moving story of love, death, and recovery."
"So pleasurable to read that it almost overcomes the underlying pain and loss at its heart."
"Half elegy, half life lessons, Breslin's book eulogizes a great-hearted Labrador retriever who taught her master the joy of living."
"An intense book, a real page turner, one of the best and also one of the most unusual, celebrating the human-animal bond. It's the kind of book that one remembers for a very long time."