"On a bitterly cold February day in 1992, a woman named Jolene found herself with a choice to make: the brindle puppy in a kindly stranger's left palm- or the red puppy in his right? For Jolene, a librarian and lifelong animal advocate, this was the first step on a journey that would impact the way she lived the rest of her life. Rumer was an ordinary dog who lived an ordinary life, but that's what made her extraordinary. This memoir is an unforgettable love story and an uplifting journey brought about by the life of a truly pure and beautiful soul.