Letters To Gunny

Posted on: May 14th, 2013

Mrs. Stoneham’s 2nd grade class sent wonderful “letters to Gunny” last week. What hard work they did coming up with great sentences, thoughtful questions, and detailed personal info about themselves! Great handwriting practice on top of all the spelling and punctuation practice! Gunny and his Magical Pack got lots of hugs, thank you’s, and well… Read More »


The Root of the Magical Pack

Posted on: May 10th, 2013

One week from today would have been Tobbles’ 19th birthday. Her ashes have been sitting on my dresser for almost 5 months, as I waited for ‘the right day’. Tonight the yard looked great, the flowers were blooming in all different colors and the weather was lovely. Pack Daddy and I just walked all around… Read More »


Kids Say The Darndest Things!

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

The Magical Pack had some adorable visitors today when their Mom came by to drop off blankets and towels for the dogs of NMAR.  After reading their pawtographed copy of Gunny and the Magical Pack, the original question was “mom, can we meet Gunny?”.  This progressed to “mom, can we meet The Magical Pack?”. A… Read More »


I WAS the News Today, Oh Boy!

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

A little twist on the Beatles verse!  Wednesday morning we had a fantastic opportunity when we were invited onto Fox Charlotte’s morning news show to talk about Gunny’s book.  Being the old pro that he is, Gunny took it all in stride.  He made some new friends, and visited with an old pal or two…this… Read More »


Back In The Saddle Again…

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

Gunny is getting back in the swing of things with some community outings.  It’s been awhile, due to his sister’s recovery and our need to keep her as calm as possible, and he was a bit out of the groove…but it’s like riding a bike.  The only issue is that he gets so comfortable that… Read More »


And the Books Are Rolling Out…

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

Things at The Harrisburg Zoo have been pretty well focused on Gunny’s book for the last two weeks.  This journey has been a continuous series of “OK, now things will probably slow down” followed shortly thereafter by “oh wait, I need to learn about that, which leads me to finishing this…”.  But what a fun… Read More »


The Magical Pack Goes to the Public Library!

Posted on: April 13th, 2013

Well, hopefully to MANY public libraries.  And to many school libraries.  And to many waiting rooms.  And to many Boys/Girls Clubs.  And who knows where else! Two and a half years ago, I started writing a book for children about Gunny’s rescue. What a journey these many, many months have been!  And what a learning… Read More »