What a sweet book and tribute to his Trixie. I have read his books since I was about 13 but know nothing about the mans person. Seeing a book about his dog, I couldn't resist. I loved how he loved this dog and how even before he had owned a dog, that the CCI was so important to him. Trixie does sound like she was an amazing dog but aren't they all. I reads this right after putting my Aussie/lab mix down. I actually think it helped me get through this.