Handling Rudy: The Life and Times of a Competitive Bird Dog

Handling Rudy is a discovery story about what it's like to train, compete, win and lose with a field trial dog among the marsh vistas, spot tailed bass, shrimp boils and boiled peanuts of the Low Country of South Carolina. Just like there's more to the Low Country than shrimp and boiled peanuts, there is more to Rudy's story than field trials. This is the story about how one man handled one dog; in competition, in life and ultimately in death. Readers comments include: "I can't remember when I've cried more. Though sad, it was the greatest love story and beautifully told, emulating the bond between a man and his dog. It made me realize that one story evolves from each of our lives. Perhaps our job is to find it. And, if we are lucky enough, to tell it. "Handling Rudy" is the greatest story I've every read, barring the story of Christ which also is a story about a life for a life. It is a story of sacrificial, unconditional and submissive love. Now I know why God created animals and gave us dominion over them. To teach us love." -VR "Really enjoyed the book. Nothing quite like the bond you form with your working dog. You have been really lucky to have had that special experience with Rudy." -SH "A pleasantly disturbing man/dog story. Imagine a hybrid of Forest Gump and A Christmas Story only with the main character being a bird dog." -JS. "When Rudy ran, I felt like I was there, on the field with him. You can almost taste the tension " -RH. All proceeds from "Handling Rudy" go to the Blue Ridge Humane Society, a non-profit, 501c3 animal welfare organization. More info at https: //www.facebook.com/shinynickelrudy/