Dakota’s Doggie Tale

About the Book

The main character, a great Akita doggie "Dakota" was a reality.  Sharing an apartment in 1996 with my sister, which was around a lovely lake, the character developed. The story starts out with  Dakota, a little doggie,coming to live with Audra, his master, to fill the void of loneliness for her. Dakota spends most all of his days alone with Audra away at work. She had told him how she had prayed for her loneliness to be fille and she came home with him, just 5 weeks old! Dakota decides to pray and ask  God for a talking friend to feel his lonely days. The story evolves with how those prayers were answered meeting his new turtle friends, Tia and Tuck, from the lake near by. Life becomes great!!!! 

About the Author

She was born in 1943 to a handsome and brave father of 19, who was overseas fighting in WWII, and a very young, lovely, mother of 17. She and her mother lived in a small mill town of Shelby, NC with her grandparents the first three years of her life.  All of her school years were spent in Augusta,Georgia,where her father had been stationed at Ft Gordon, due to receiving a serious war injury.After his recovery they made Augusta their home. Her summers were filled with picnics and swimming at the local lakes, and beach trips to Savannah, Georgia with her family. They all realished the water and the great outdoors.  Her life  has revolved around many moves to several cities and states. These moves included adventures and life experiences with husbands,children, parents, sister, friends, loves, pets, travel, along with her dreams & imaginations.  This story arrived from one of those life experiences. God provided for her a will and a way to publish this adorable first story.