Locked In

An excerpt from Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul

April afternoons are warm in suburban Philadelphia and the temperature inside a parked car rises quickly. Ila, my two-year-old daughter, was strapped into her car seat, pink-cheeked and sweaty. D’Argo, my ten-month-old chocolate Lab, was bounding from the front seat to the back, barking and panting. Helpless, I could only stand and wait.

Read the complete edge-of-your-seat tale about the spring day Meg’s baby daughter and Labrador puppy were accidentally locked in a hot car, and just how strong the bonds of love and loyalty between dog and child can be, in Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul, now available at bookstores, on-line booksellers, and www.Chickensoup.com.