At Writer’s Relief, we value the hard work and dedication of our staff. And as you can see, Buddy is hard at work in our library. He is a Border Collie mix, about 13 years old. He was rescued by our staff member Hermine, who found him on adoption day at PetSmart. She was told that he was vicious, which, as you can tell, must be true. But Hermine, being a dog lover and skeptical of the story, put her fingers into the cage; Buddy leaned on her hand, and the rest is history. That was Christmas, 12 years ago. When things get stressful here at the office, Buddy is the calm in the eye of the storm. The delivery people love him and so do we. Buddy loves everyone! (He also loves to swim and chase squirrels.)

UPDATE: In April of 2009, Buddy passed away. The entire staff is thankful that Hermine was kind enough to allow us all to share in Buddy’s life every day at the office. He was a gentle, happy soul who would “make the rounds” when he came in, going from one desk to another to say “good morning.” We all will miss him.