Shepherd Girl

A Dog Story

By: Cat L. Needham

Narrated by: Christine Driscoll

In the style of James Thurber's The Dog Department meets Marley and Me, Shepherd Girl: A Dog Story chronicles the exploits of Athena, a silly long-coated German shepherd. Athena is goofy, clumsy, and vain, and although she successfully foils a stranger's abduction of the author in a dark parking lot, she also finds time to chase lawn gnomes, strip the author topless at the Dog Park, and play-bow to stuffed toys at an age when she should know better.

Athena is at times exasperating and certainly no perfect replica of Rin Tin Tin, but the underlying love and devotion between dog and author are undeniable. For all who have loved a dog, Shepherd Girl: A Dog Story will remind them why.

©2012 Cat L. Needham (P)2013 Cat L Needham

Critic reviews

"If you've ever considered bringing home the spunky little German shepherd puppy that caught your eye, you might think again after reading Cat Needham's hilarious recount of one frenzied moment after another with Athena." (Bob Tarte, author of Enslaved by Ducks, Fowl Weather, and Kitty Cornered)

Shepherd Girl

Wonderful story of a dog, a cat and the owner they both loved. A beautiful story of picking out a puppy, growing up with a cat and the love they all shared. A must read or listen, have plenty of tissues on hand at the end.