The connection between dog and owner can be powerful. In "Maggie: The Dog Who Changed My Life," Dawn Kairns discovered how a dog's unique and beautiful essence could open her heart and change her life. Her experience with Maggie created her belief that dogs are intelligent and emotional beings that can sense human thoughts. From housebreaking to adolescent escapades and on through old age, Maggie's radiant and genuine spirit became interwoven with the fabric of Ms. Kairns' life. Through their journey together, Dawn Kairns experiences the joys of sharing life with a dog that so touched others...

The memoir of a love affair between a woman and her dog. No doubt Maggie was a special dog-a beautiful and exuberant black lab who gave years of unconditional love to her owner Kairns. Throughout their years together, Maggie taught Kairns much about the emotional intelligence of animals and the importance of trusting one's intuition when caring for a pet...Kairns offers a tantalizing glimpse into the possibility that her bond with Maggie was so deep that she had prophetic dreams in which she predicted the untimely death of her dog to an undiagnosed cancer...Tenderhearted and sincere...-Kirkus...