April 14/15, 2012 commemorated the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the famous ocean-liner RMS Titanic. Here is a story I wrote to honour all the people and their beloved pet dogs who perished on the fateful night. This is a children's story about First Officer William Murdock's Newfoundland dog Rigel. The story is a legend based on an true historical event that happened right after the sinking of the doomed ship. It was said to be that this dog heroically saved a lifeboat of people who narrowly survived from being rammed by the rescue ship Carpathia in the deep darkened and frigid waters of...

The book "So God Made A Dog" by Lorna Olitch is a simple but heartfelt compendium in words and pictures that tell the poetic story of why God made and then gave us "man's best friend." To any dog lover this book might bring a tear of bittersweet remembrance of times both current and past when the four-legged family dog walked, waged, and barked it's way into our collective hearts. Humor, joy, pride, and pleasure all these feeling swirl around and mix together in the soft glow or our thoughts concerning human companionship with our dogs. In reading this little book we are drawn to insert our...

April 14/15, 2012 commemorated the 100 anniversary of the sinking of the famous ocean-liner RMS Titanic. Here is a story I wrote to honour all the people and their beloved pet dogs who perished on the fateful night. This is a children's story about First Officer William Murdock's Newfoundland dog Rigel. The story is a legend based on an true historical event that happened right after the sinking of the doomed ship. It was said to be that this dog heroically saved a lifeboat of people who narrowly survived from being rammed by the rescue ship Carpathia in the deep darkened and frigid waters of...