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    The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain: How Emme the Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most
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    The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain: How Emme the Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most
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    The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain: How Emme the Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most

    By Rick Crandall and Joseph Cosgriff

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    The uplifting story of two unlikely mountaineers: a man in late middle age and a fearless pint-sized pup who, together, scale Colorado's highest peaks.

    By the time life had finished hitting Rick Crandall from all sides, he was at the lowest point of his life, both personally and professionally. Depressed to find himself facing a mid-late-life age crisis and watching his finances crumble as the tech industry bubble burst, he hopes his future isn't headed downhill. It was at this critical juncture in their new marriage that his wife Pamela made an astute and life-changing suggestion: "Let's get a dog."

    So begins the story of Emme, a 200-pound Saint Bernard trapped in the body of 5-pound Australian terrier puppy. Soon, Emme and Rick hit the hiking trails around Aspen, Colorado. While she is groomed to be a show dog, it's soon obvious that her heart is in the hills and with Rick, who decides to add more challenging hikes to the mix. Before long, they are scaling Colorado's "fourteeners," peaks with altitudes of over 14,000 feet. On one magical day, Emme climbs to the top of four "fourteeners," a quarter of the sixteen such peaks she will complete during her life without once being carried on a trail or on the rocks on the way to a summit.

    In mountaineering Rick realizes he has found—in his late sixties—his life's new passion. This is where Emme has led him—out of the abyss and to the top of the mountain. She was never really walking behind: she was nudging him along until he found his stride. Even after Rick understood the glory of climbing, it was Emme still doing the leading, until Rick learned how to lead himself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHealth Communications Inc EB
    Release dateOct 8, 2019
    ISBN9780757322693

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    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable----who doesn't love reading about a wonderful dog? Crandall describes Emma in glowing terms and she really does sound remarkable. She provided his reason for finding a passion in his life which she totally shared with him...... and what could be better than that?
    • 5/5
      As I read this I felt as if I was there right along with Rick and Emme. The love a good dog is immeasurable but every once in a while there is the love and loyalty of a dog whose intelligence and intuition are beyond compare. This is one of those times. Having this experience can only expand a person's life.