Now They Call Me Jack
The Story of One Rescue Dog
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I loved my momma. She had soft white hair and a cold black nose. I could feel her heartbeat when I laid against her. Ba-boom...ba-boom...ba-boom. Her rhythmic movements brought me comfort. There was never any doubt her body would press closer into me with each breath. I liked it best when my head sunk into her soft belly as she exhaled. The predictability of her every move, her every sound, made me feel safe. She was confident and happy; comfortable in her own fur. She was a real head turner, a beautiful pure bred English Golden Retriever. Everyone who met her said she could have been a champion show dog had she been given the chance. When visitors complimented here she would raise her head slightly so as to look even more regal than normal. What I admired most was how smart she was. She knew what was best for us. She wanted us to be happy. If only we could have remained together. She would have protected me. I would never have been left for dead, alone, fighting for one last breath.
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Every puppy hopes for a loving family and a loyal master, but not all dogs are so lucky. Some dogs are destined to come from the wrong side of the tracks, regardless of how they started out. Jack was such a dog. He was placed into a dysfunctional family dominated by an abusive teenager. Jack remained locked in his fenceless prison for more than half his life until his master decided he was no longer wanted. Abandoned on an isolated island, Jack figured out how to survive. He created a new life for himself—a life far different from what he had hoped for. Jack endured hunger, thirst, heat, rain, mosquitoes, and the wrath of other animals. When he became the victim of a vicious attack, he struggled for every breath, hoping to be saved before it was too late. Rescued by strangers, Jack gets a second chance. He finds his way to a forever home, to a family struggling with grief at the loss of their beloved dog. Technically, Jack is a rescue dog, but in truth, he provides a lifeline to his adopted family as much as they pulled him out of his own dire circumstances. Jack’s life is a story of survival and triumph, of new beginnings and redemption. Now They Call Me Jack is a tenderly written novel inspired on true events. Jack tells his own story with poignant truthfulness and good humor.
About the Author
Christopher Widuch has been a successful businessman for over thirty years. He graduated from Western Illinois University prior to joining a Fortune 500 company in a sales capacity. He joined a small family-owned business in 1990. The company evolved into an ESOP, an employee-owned company, with Christopher eventually becoming its president and CEO. Christopher led the successful sale of the company in 2015, allowing for an early retirement and a return to his true passion, writing. He resides on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, with his wife, Theresa, and two dogs, Jack and Sophie. His sons are grown and living on their own in Orlando, Florida, and Washington, DC. Christopher is also the author of “The Cronkite Campaign.”