My husband, Bill, is the "prototype" for Tucker McBride. Yes, he did all that stuff in the book. Someone asked for a picture of Bill when he was about Tucker's age. Here it is, although the dog is not Joe since the years in the book were adjusted to meet the new timeline. Joe was not living at the time the picture was taken; but, he would have looked a lot like this one.
All of you have had an encounter with a dog. It was a good experience or not-so-good. Write a few paragraphs about your favorite dog or the dog that made you afraid of canine beasties. Either draw a portrait of the animal or clip a picture from a magazine that is a good likeness or example of the breed. If you're on a computer or other device, cut and paste or upload from your browser.
Create another paragraph about the breed, or highlights of a mixed breed, describing that type of dog(s) and how your pup is similar and/or different (compare and contrast.
If you don't currently have a dog, describe one from your past, the neighbor's or friend's dog, or one from a favorite movie or TV show. If you're really inventive, create a breed in your head and talk about that one, the pros an cons. Happy dog-watching.
Our neighborhood changes as the years go by. Favorite landmarks are torn down or expanded until we no longer recognize them. A recent visit to New Mexico surprised us. We could barely find our way around after superhighways with crisscrossing overpasses buried the small shops we had known. Some towns grow and other small towns evaporate into a ghost town with only a few people remaining.
