Literary Ghost Dogs in Cynthia's Attic

(be sure to check out the cool book trailer video of the book below!)

Ghosts and dogs I think, make for a great story, don't you? I'm so excited to welcome Mary Cunningham, my guest blogger today whose book, Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle features her beloved dog, Molly, who went to doggie heaven as she was writing this book. But her legacy lives on... as you will read. Welcome, Mary!!

I was in the middle of writing Book Four of my series, "Cynthia's Attic," when our furry, adopted "daughter" left for Doggy Heaven. Molly was 16, and had filled our lives with joy, laughter and love for almost 13 years. My friends knew what a hole this left in my heart, so one suggested, "Why don't you write Molly into the book?"

Oooh, great idea! Molly, the Time Traveling Canine. Love it! Okay, that's not the title. It's really "Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle," but this little pooch plays an important role in helping best friends, Cynthia and Gus, find clues that might lead to a magician's missing assistant (and fiancée).

I don't want to give away too much about Molly's magical role, but the name and stature of Secretariat comes to mind. Heh-heh.

Although I didn't exactly write Molly's role as a Ghost Dog, she clearly has powers that allow her to travel back and forth through time, and change shapes along the way. I did some research on other fictional ghost dogs, and came up with some really scary examples!

"The Barking Ghost," by R. L. Stein in which Cooper and his friend Margaret are targeted by two evil dogs who cast a spell to switch bodies with the children, comes to mind. I can tell you right now, Molly has no evil intentions. Nor does she want to switch bodies with Cynthia or Gus. But, she does pull off some pretty amazing feats!

Just like our Molly, who stole the hearts of her mom and dad with her big brown eyes, wagging tail and boundless love so many years ago.

Who is your favorite literary ghost dog?

Thanks, Frankie for inviting me to your blog! You and Molly would've gotten along great!
~Mary

Check out the cool video!!

Mary Cunningham is the author of the award-winning 'Tween fantasy/mystery series, Cynthia’s Attic. She is proud to announce book four, "The Magician's Castle," is due for release in December, 2009. Her children's mystery series was inspired by a recurring dream about a mysterious attic. After realizing that the dream took place in the home of her childhood friend, Cynthia, the dreams stopped and the writing began.

She is also co-writer of the humor-filled, women's lifestyle book, "Women Only Over Fifty (WOOF)," along with published stories, "Ghost Light" and "Christmas Daisy," A Cynthia's Attic short story.

Purchase your copy today from Amazon!

Be sure to follow along on Mary's blog tour and up next is:
DEC 11 - Laura Schaefer - Teashop Girls Blog - "Friendship in Cynthia's Attic"
http://teashopgirl.blogspot.com/

Frankie to take Part in Fon du Lac Humane Society Wag & Walk Fundraiser

I really love helping out others... especially animals! So I'm excited to be a part of the Fond du Lac Humane Society Wag & Walk on Saturday, Otober 17th. The event will be held at The Little Farmer in Fond du Lac from 9:00a-1:00p. I hope you can join us!! I will be there pawtographing my books and donating a portion of the proceeds to this wonderful Humane Society.

A 1-mile and 3-mile walk will take place on paths thru the apple fields and pumpkin patch at The Little Farmer. Bring your pets, kids, strollers and wagons!!

9:00-9:30a: Registration

9:30a: Pet Halloween Costume Parade

10:00-11:00a: Walk (with our without your pets)

11:30a: Pet contests & top pledge raiser prizes12:15a: Demonstrations (K-9 Officer and Dancers with Woofs)

1:00p: Raffle prize winners and kiss the pig award ceremony

SPECIAL EVENTS

Paw Print Keepsakes For your dog

Kids Activity Area with Games

Frankie- The Walk 'N Roll Dog (that's me!!)

Dancers with Woofs

Chippy's Kettle Corn

Caricature Artist- Fun Art for You and Your Furry Friend

Halloween Costume Pet Parade

Awesome Raffles

Pet Trade Fair

Shelter Pet "Alumni Reunion"

Face Painting and Kids Tattoos

Get Your Pet Micro-Chipped for $10

Pet Contests: Pet & Human Look Alike, Best Trick, Most Unusual, Pet Best Singer, Shortest & Longest Tail

Food Concessions

The Little Farmer, Hwy. 151, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Hope you can join me, my mom and papa for this fun-filled day at The Little Farmer for a wonderful cause!!

It's a Birthday Celebration!!

I love birthday's... and today I turn a whole big 10! That is only 56 in hooman years... check out the new updated dog chart for your dog's hooman age.
Today I will visit the patients at Sharon S. Richarson Hospice and wear my birthday hat for them, as you see above. I hope it will make them smile. I have a feeling it will.
I just want to say to each of you who follow my adventures... a BIG THANK YOU... ARF-A-ROO... I feel like the luckiest dog in the world to have so many who love me... and I love all of you right back. WOOF!!

In honor of my birthday please go hug your dog, your cat, your horse, your bird, your ferret... or whover it is you love!! ARF-A-ROO!

Wisconsin Week for the Animals Continues...

Hey friends, be sure and check out Wisconsin Week for the Animals to see what is happening this weekend, as Wisconsin Week for the Animals continues. This is the first offical year for this tail-wagging event which was recently declared by WI Governor Jim Doyle.

Drats and double drats we got rained out last week for the Farmer's Market, but hot-diggity dog, I will be there tomorrow with my mom signing books! Hope you can come see us!... and be sure to check out what else is going on! Loads of fun!!

Check out my new duds from Hug-A-Dog!

Hey all you dogs and dog lovers out there! Check out my cool new vest from Hug-A-Dog! Not only is it stylish, but serves a very slick purpose! The D-ring on the back is where mom attaches my leash so when I walk there is no pressure on my neck or spine. For you dogs out there who like to pull ahead on your leash, this is a must have vest! And the "handle" on the back helps to secure you in the car. Mom or Dad just needs to slip the seat belt through the handle, and buckle you in... and away you go!!!

Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog Will Turn Ten Soon! Let's Celebrate!

Hard to believe with as cool as I look in these pink shades that I could possibly be turning 10 already... but it is oh, so true! The big day is Thursday, August 20th! So, let's celebrate the whole month of August. Hey, why not? Life is short, we must celebrate each and every day!

So here is the deal... the best gift I want is to be able to donate some money to a really, really awesome foundation that provides wheelchairs for animals who may not have the chance to have one and who really need one. It is Handicapped Pets Foundation. And you can help... and it is really easy to do... and it is FREE. How great is this?



So for every 50 NEW people who sign up to follow me via Facebook or Twitter we will donate $25.00 to Handicapped Pets Foundation. My goal (and cap) is 1,000 new followers which will mean $500 to the foundation! Oh, how that would make my tail wag if I can accomplish this. So here is how you can help.



Sign up to follow me on Facebook or Twitter. If you are already following me, please let your friends and family know about my fund raising efforts and see if they can help... tell them it is easy and free! You can share this post with them.



If you have a Facebook account you can help spread the word by posting this message:



Help Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog raise money for Handicapped Pets Foundation simply by following her at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=93350378942



If you have a Twitter account you can share this with your Tweeple and ask them to Retweet, pretty please:



Help Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog raise money for Handicapped Pets Foundation by following her at http://tinyurl.com/nd78q8



And there is one more way you can help if you'd like...



A portion of all book sales for the month of August will go to Handicapped Pets Foundation. If you have not gotten a copy of my NEW activity book, now would be a perfect time. And there is always my first book, Frankie, the Walk 'N Roll Dog which makes a great gift for anyone age 3-93 or any dachshund or dog lover.



It is a dog-gone honor to bring positive awareness to animals with disabilities and a foundation that helps disabled animals live long, happy, quality lives. So let's celebrate my birthday and all animals on earth! Arf-a-roo!!

Lilli is Five and Alive!

Meet special little Lilli! She recently celebrated her 5th birthday and was able to do so because of a special lady. Read more about lilli on my mom's blog!

Another "walk 'n roll dog" named Frankie

Can you believe it? Another dog with wheels like me, named Frankie? This Frankie is a boy though. Maybe we could get married? Wouldn't that be great??!! To read his full story, be sure and check out my mom's blog.