02474cam a2200313 i 4500 480163135 TxAuBib 20210223120000.0 200601s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020024952 9781250212535 HRD 26.99 1250212537 HRD 26.99 TxAuBib rda Teichner, Martha. When Harry met Minnie [BOOK] : a true story of love and friendship / Martha Teichner. First edition. New York : Celadon Books, 2021. 246 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier There’s a special camaraderie among early-morning dog walkers. Gathering at dog runs in the park, or strolling through the farmer's market at Union Square before the bustling crowd appears, fellow pet owners become familiar–as do the personalities of their beloved animals. In this special space and time, a chance encounter with an old acquaintance changed Martha Teichner’s world. As fate would have it, her friend knew someone who was dying of cancer, from exposure to toxins after 9/11, and desperate to find a home for her dog, Harry. He was a Bull Terrier―the same breed as Martha’s dear Minnie. Would Martha consider giving Harry a safe, loving new home? In short order, boy dog meets girl dog, the fairy tale part of this story. But there is so much more to this book. After Martha agrees to meet Harry and his owner Carol, what begins as a transaction involving a dog becomes a deep and meaningful friendship between two women with complicated lives and a love of Bull Terriers in common. Through the heartbreak and grief of Carol’s illness, the bond that develops changed Martha’s life, Carol’s life, Minnie’s life, Harry’s life. As it changed Carol’s death as well. In this rich and touching narrative, Martha considers the ways our stories are shaped by the people we meet, and the profound love we can find by opening our hearts to unexpected encounters. Provided by publisher. 20210223. Teichner, Martha. Dog owners United States Biography. Bull terrier United States Biography. Human-animal relationships. Dog walking.