finding andie

About the Book

Finding Andie is the story of the enduring love and companionship of the author and her dog. It is about how one sweet dog with a golden heart of compassion and soulful eyes opened closed hearts with her gentle spirit, and brought joy to those whose lives she touched as a therapy dog. This is not only a book of a canine’s spirit of kindness, but also how such kindness brought out the best in the humans she impacted.

About the Author

Marsha Bjerkan has been very fortunate to have a fulfilling professional career as a leadership trainer, however, her most rewarding role has been the mother to Andie, her sweet rescue dog. Andie and Marsha experienced tremendous joy through their life together. Marsha had no idea when she rescued her then seven week old puppy, the incredible impact Andie would make in her life and the blessing of experiencing such profound unconditional love. Throughout Andie and Marsha’s journey together as a certified therapy couple to residents at a skilled facility she journaled their story and published the articles in MetroPet magazine for readers to experience the impact they made on them and the joy the residents gave to them.