Jon (Author's Website)

I am the proprietor of ShaynaTheMiracleDog.com, and the luckiest guy in the world to have been Shayna's "dad" since adopting her in 2002. I'm also the author of the upcoming e-book, "Saved By Shayna: Life Lessons from a Miracle Dog."
To learn more about me, please visit www.jonsutz.com.

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19Feb12: Singing <em>“Oh, What A Beautiful Shayna”</em> to Shayna as we drive

19Feb12: Singing “Oh, What A Beautiful Shayna” to Shayna as we drive

February 20, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

  One of the highlights of my day is seeing Shayna’s smiling face in my rear view mirror as we drive along.  She likes to stand up in the back of the SUV, mostly with her head right over my right shoulder, looking at where we’re going; when we’re turning left, her head’s over my […]

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2012 Valentine’s Day with Shayna and Dakota

2012 Valentine’s Day with Shayna and Dakota

February 17, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

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05Feb12: Shayna’s in love, love, love…

05Feb12: Shayna’s in love, love, love…

February 6, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

  In this post, I described how Shayna has been developing her first genuine friendship with another dog – Dakota, a sweet 3-year-old male Border Collie, who recently lost his older brother, Tahoe.  She only knew them tangentially, as we would pass them in a nearby park while their dad taught tennis. Well, now her […]

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Shayna’s first boyfriend – Dakota

Shayna’s first boyfriend – Dakota

January 29, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

  I know, I can’t believe it either… but Shayna’s found a male dog that she really, really likes.  She doesn’t feel the need to maul him if he gets up in her face, and even when he pees on her hind or fore legs, she doesn’t seem to mind (though I kinda do, as […]

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Emergency Care & Poison Control Hotline

Emergency Care & Poison Control Hotline

January 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Info on the 24-7 Animal Poison Control Center Hotline and other resources to access in emergency situations.

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Foods that can make dogs sick – or worse

Foods that can make dogs sick – or worse

January 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

How much do you know about which foods should never pass a dog’s lips? I was astonished at how little I knew.

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Shayna on a rainy night in parking garage

Shayna on a rainy night in parking garage

January 15, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

Q) What does one do with a dog that loves to run, but hates water and soggy ground, when it’s pouring rain all day and night?

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07Jan12: Shayna’s 10th birthday

07Jan12: Shayna’s 10th birthday

January 9, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

  It’s almost inconceivable to me that Shayna is now ten years old.  Wasn’t it just last year that she was that beautiful little 15 lb. puppy that I adopted? (pics; video)  Today, however, she’s a beautiful 75 lb. dog, who still thinks she’s a puppy. It is a joy to see. This video was […]

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Shayna shows off her new toys from Santa

Shayna shows off her new toys from Santa

January 2, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

2011: As always, Shayna has been a very, very good girl all year long – and as always, Santa brought her lots of nice things.

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Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011

December 27, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

  This Christmas season holds special significance to me for three reasons: (1) Shayna is about to turn 10 years old on January 7; (2) Within a few days, I will have completed the first manuscript of the book I’m writing about our life together; (3) on April 7, we celebrate our 10th anniversary together.  […]

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