The Winner!

Even though I’m an avid Today Show fan, I missed the Best in Show contest until the naming of the winner yesterday. Darn it! I did look online to see the finalist doggies, and watched the video. One played miniature golf. One sang opera, along with her owner. One, a therapy dog, knew how to read, and obeyed commands displayed on cards--like shake and speak.

The winner did no tricks, but was an absolute inspiration anyway. He was a three-legged rescue dog. He’d been found by a rescue group with a bandage wrapped too tightly around his leg, cutting off circulation. The leg was removed, and he manages quite well without it.

Although all the finalist pups were adorable, I thought it said a lot about the viewers who voted for Truman, the winner. These days, when so many people are facing adversity with all that’s going on with our economy, it’s really inspirational to see anyone who, with determination, has risen above some pretty nasty difficulties, found a loving home and now thrives--including a dog!

Yay, Truman. You’re our hero.

By the way, I have a question for all you determined writers out there. I’m currently writing three different novels all at the same time, two under deadlines. Have any of you taken on any more at once? I’m actually finding it fun to change voices so many times in a day. But, then, I’ve always enjoyed changing from writing contracts and legal briefs to fiction.

--Linda