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Bandit to the Rescue was inspired by an incident that really occurred years ago. Bandit and Katie were pets of the author and one day, Katie dug her way under the fence and ran away. She was missing for several hours, but eventually was found after a frantic search of the neighborhood a few blocks from home, standing next to a dumpster behind a pizza restaurant. The joke in the family be... More

Bandit to the Rescue was inspired by an incident that really occurred years ago. Bandit and Katie were pets of the author and one day, Katie dug her way under the fence and ran away. She was missing for several hours, but eventually was found after a frantic search of the neighborhood a few blocks from home, standing next to a dumpster behind a pizza restaurant. The joke in the family became that Katie was never really lost, she just went out for pizza! The book shows what might have happened if Bandit had gone to "rescue" Katie. After all, isn't that what friends do? Bandit was very scared of the world outside the fence, but just like the real Bandit, no matter what, he wouldn't come home without Katie.

More than a decade has gone by since that crazy day, and although some of the adventures in the story are a little exaggerated, life was never dull in our house with Bandit and Katie around. They inspired many stories that I made up for my grandchildren, and Bandit To The Rescue stayed in my head for about 10 years. Each year, I kept putting off getting my story into print.

Last year, in February of 2004, Katie and Bandit passed away. Bandit was 14 years old and Katie was 13. That sad day and the fact that I was fast approaching my own 50th birthday made me more determined than ever to get this book published. I think most of all though, I wanted to reach this goal to remind my children and grandchildren that you are never too old to go after your dreams. Hopefully, none of them will wait until they are 50 to push themselves to accomplish whatever really matters to them.

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