Lab Results

Résumé du livre

In her work as a mammography technologist, Elizabeth Fitzgerald realized something quickly: there's nothing like talking about your dog. It brought a light to her patients' eyes as they enthusiastically shared their latest dog stories with her. Fitzgerald understands the feeling. Not only does she have several Labradors of her own, but she grew up in a family that cherished their pets. She passed down that love and responsibility to her own son. Now, she wants to share her stories with you. In Lab Results, you'll see how having dogs changed Fitzgerald's life in a myriad of important ways.

Fitzgerald begins every chapter of her collection with an observation gleaned from her own pets. These range from their everyday habits (in "Naps") to a poignant look at their special connections with their owners (in "Labs Miss Us While We're Gone"). Fitzgerald connects these observations to important memories from her own life, like her mother making her a special homemade nap mat for kindergarten. Fitzgerald finds valuable life lessons in the moment where the human memory and the pet story meet. There is so much your pets can teach you about the world. You just have to know how to listen.