John and Jenny were young and deeply in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.

Marley quickly grew into an uncontrollable ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever. Expelled from obedience school, even the tranquillisers prescribed by the vet couldn’t stop him...

John and Jenny were young and deeply in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.

Marley quickly grew into an uncontrollable ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador retriever. Expelled from obedience school, even the tranquillisers prescribed by the vet couldn’t stop him.

Yet through the chaos and the hilarity he won hearts and remained a steadfast model of devotion to his family, even when they were at their wits’ end. Unconditional love. they would learn, comes in many forms.

Preface: The Perfect Dog 

1. And Puppy Makes Three 

2. Running with the Blue Bloods 

3. Homeward Bound 

4. Mr. Wiggles 

5. The Test Strip 

6. Matters of the Heart 

7. Master and Beast 

8. A Battle of Wills

9. The Stuff Males Are Made Of

10. The Luck of the Irish 

11. The Things He Ate

12. Welcome to the Indigent Ward 

13. A Scream in the Night 

14. An Early Arrival 

15. A Postpartum Ultimatum 

16. The Audition 

17. In the Land of Bocahontas

18. Alfresco Dining

19. Lightning Strikes

20. Dog Beach

21. A Northbound Plane

22. In the Land of Pencils

23. Poultry on Parade 

24. The Potty Room

25. Beating the Odds 

26. Borrowed Time 

27. The Big Meadow 

28. Beneath the Cherry Trees 

29. The Bad Dog Club

Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal 

Acknowledgments