The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family in the making and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life.

'It would take a heart of stone to resist Marley & Me'New York Times

'This is a wonderful, moving book'Mail on Sunday

Preface: The Perfect Dog

1. And Puppy Makes Three

2. Running with the Blue Bloods

3. Homeward Bound

4. Mr. Wiggles

5. The Test Strip

6. Matters of the Heart

7. Master and Beast

8. A Battle of Wills

9. The Stuff Males Are Made Of

10. The Luck of the Irish

11. The Things He Ate

12. Welcome to the Indigent Ward

13. A Scream in the Night

14. An Early Arrival

15. A Postpartum Ultimatum

16. The Audition

17. In the Land of Bocahontas

18. Alfresco Dining

19. Lightning Strikes

20. Dog Beach

21. A Northbotmd Plane

22. In the Land of Pencils

23. Poultry on Parade

24. The Potty Room

25. Beating the Odds

26. Borrowed Time

27. The Big Meadow

28. Beneath the Cherry Trees

29. The Bad Dog Club

Saying Farewell to a Faithful Pal

Acknowledgments

Notes from the Author

An Interview with John Grogan