Winners of the 2009 Dogs and the Women Who Love Them
True Story Contest
Grand Prize Winner
"K-9 Major, Unchained Fury"
By Marilyn Walton
Second Place Winners
"The Blessing of a Wheelchair-Bound Dachshund"
By Barbara Techel
"Working Girl"
By Teresa Ambord
"Euri, the Miracle Worker"
By Bobbi Leder
"Buddha Boom!"
By Sage Lewis
"Judy and McDuff: Soul Mates"
By Judy McFadden
"Miguel's Legacy"
By Rosanne Nordstrom
Honorable Mentions
"Ziggy Heals My Heart"
By Marti Wegner
"For $2.00 She was Mine"
By Debra J. White
"Fritz, the White Angel"
By Paula Timpson
"Love Barometer"
By Lori Stott
"Ordinary to Extraordinary"
By Lori Durante Rardin
"Better with Barney"
By Linda Panczer
"The Dog Who 'Carried My Healing'"
By Jane Norling
"I'll Have Hunny with My Sake', Thank You Very Much!"
By Diane L. Massie
"A 'For Real' Black Beauty"
By Carolyn S. Lemay-Strass
"Paws 4 a Miracle"
By Virginia Kukuk
"Growing Up Dog Weird"
By Susan Hartzler
"Cissy Girl"
By Mary Haack
"Life According to Olive"
By Stephanie Feldstein
"Healing Together: Kimberly and Lucy"
By Kimberly J. Brown
"The World's Best Talking Dog"
By Jill Allphin
"Jack Opened My Heart to Love"
By Lyndra Antonson Hearn
"Dagnabit's Story"
By Kim Dudek
"Lessons from Teddy"
By Diana M. Amadeo
Grand Prize
One grand prize of $250.00 will be awarded to the first-place winning contestant. The winning story will also considered for possible publication in Dogs and the Women Who Love Them by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library, Fall 2010.
Second Place Prize
A second place prize of $25.00 will be awarded to 6 contestants. The 2nd place winners' stories will be considered for possible publication in Dogs and the Women Who Love Them by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library, Fall 2010.
Honorable Mentions
Entries choosen as Honorable Mentions. The stories in this category will be considered for possible publication in Dogs and the Women Who Love Them by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library, Fall 2010.
