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“Save a Spaniel,” a novel by 271 Haywood Street • 828-252-4270


Cathy Mitchell of Weaverville, received the first place Maxwell medallion in the category of fic- tion and mystery books at the an- nual banquet of the Dog Writers Association of America on Sunday (Feb. 13) in New York City. Te book took first place in the


fiction category. “Tis is a great little book,” said


contest chair Sue Jeffries. “Te response to my book has


been really wonderful,” said Mitch- ell. “Te book has lots of fans, but to receive a national award, that’s just fabulous.” A shelter dog is the heroine of the


novel about animal rescue. “Save a Spaniel,” opens at an animal shelter in South Carolina where healthy, well-behaved dogs are put down because of a lack of funds for their care, said Mitchell. “I wrote the book to show people


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the difficulties a rescue dog faces. It’s dumped at an animal shelter leaving behind everything it has known. If it is to survive, it has to learn to adapt to new people and their ways,” said Mitchell. Mitchell drew on her five years


as a volunteer with Boykin Spaniel Rescue to write the novel. Mitch- ell taught journalism at UNC-


Asheville for 23 years. Before that, she was co-publisher of the Point Reyes (Calif.) Light where in 1979 she shared in a Pulitzer Prize for an exposé of a cult called Synanon. Te Boykin Spaniel heroine of


“Save a Spaniel,” is a prime candi- date for euthanasia, said Mitchell. When the dog faces a frightening situation, she urinates, leading people to believe she’s not house- broken. She also has heartworms. Te ailment is not fatal if treated but most publicly-funded shel- ters do not have the resources to handle the time-consuming treat- ment, said Mitchell. Fortunately, an animal res-


cue group takes the dog from the shelter. But that’s only the begin- ning of her adventures, traveling


through several homes which do not have patience with her prob- lems. Te dog eventually finds an un-


derstanding home where she sur- vives and thrives. “I wrote the book in the first


person from the dog’s point of view for a reason,” said Mitchell. “So many dog books end with the dog dying. ‘Marley and Me’ is a really entertaining book about a dog, but as you’re laughing at the funny sto- ries you know that when you get to the end you will be crying. “I wanted to make clear, right


from the start, that since the dog is telling the story, she must still be alive,” said Mitchell.


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