Miss Ellie, while originally bought for Kalei, became pretty much my dog. I talk about her quite a bit in the book. She was fiercely protective of both of Kalei and me — if a strange man got anywhere near us when she was around, he immediately received quite a talking-to by Miss Ellie. Trust me, when she put her body in front of her ‘family’ and let out her deep booming “woof, woof”, it was instinctive for people to…..

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