Confessions of a Guide Dog
The Blonde Leading the Blind
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PERIODICALS 1. ‘Musket vs. the Red Baron’ Bark Magazine, September 200 2. ‘Anchors A-woof!’ Bark Magazine, November 2009 3. ‘Musket: Where no Guide Dog has Gone Before’ Dog Fancy, November 2009 4. ‘Little Lady on the Big Screen’ Classic Images Magazine, January 2010 5. ‘Guide Dogs for the Mind’ (four-part series) Bark Magazine, January-April 2010 6. ‘Some Dogs are from Heaven’ San Diego Pets, May-June 2010 7. ‘Flying Blind’ EAA Warbirds Magazine, April 2010 8. ‘Griff and the Angel’ Flight Journal Magazine, October 2010 9. ‘Striking Gold: Finding Jimmy Stewart’s Lost DFC Medals’ Distinguished Flying Cross News, September 2010 10. ‘A Tale of Two Rippers’ The Hook, Winter 2011 11. ‘The Unlucky Seventh Mission’ Flight Journal Magazine, April 2011 12. ‘Date with a Doll: the last D-Day C-53 Keeps the Tradition Alive’ EAA Warbirds Magazine, April 2011 13. King of the World – My Rid in EAA’s B-17 Flying Fortress’ Commemorative Air Force Air Group One Bulletin May-June 2011 15. ‘Spirits in the Sky’ Commemorative Air Force Inland Empire Bulletin May 2011 16. ‘Sentimental Memorial Day Journey’ Distinguished Flying Cross News July 2011 17. ‘Stings for America’s Wings’ EAA Warbirds Magazine 18. ‘Remembering John Finn’ EAA Warbirds Magazine Dec. 2011 BOOKS ‘Promises to Keep’ (Novel) Published by Paragon Press 2010 ‘Guide Dogs for the Mind’ (E-book) Published by Bark 2011 ‘Flying on Film: A Century of Aviation in the Movies 1912-2012’ Published by Bear Manor Media, Winter 2012
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How do they know to lead a blind owner?
Can they understand traffic lights?
Most importantly, how does the owner know where to pick up the poop?
This memoir answers these questions—and more. It tells what guide dogs are supposed to do. They’re smart, loyal and well-trained—but not all dogs are created alike. Musket is proof of that. He’s definitely got a thing for treats and belly rubs.
For the first time, the dog has his say.
(Of course he needed a little help with the typing, since he doesn’t have opposable thumbs. That’s where author Mark Carlson came in. Still, Musket is the brains of the outfit.)
Mark and Musket tell their story with humor, emotion, and Musket’s occasional contradictions. And at the end of the day, Musket somehow manages to be a great guide dog too.
Confessions of a Guide Dog was written so a wonderful, devoted dog could reach out to those who haven’t been lucky enough to meet him. He’ll make you smile, laugh, cry, and want to give him treats.
This is their story.
(And they’re sticking to it.)
About the Author
Mark Carlson, 51, is a freelance writer and aviation historian. Past President of a local Toastmasters club, he established the FUNspeakable historical entertainment series.
Carlson is a former graphic designer who lost his sight through a hereditary disorder in 1998. He worked as a specialist in low-vision assistive technology for seven years. On weekends, he is a docent tour guide at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. He is the author of six mainstream historical novels, and his work has been published in Bark Magazine, Dog Fancy, Flight Journal, The Hook, Warbirds, and Aviation History. He is currently working on a book about aviation in film. Mark, his wife Jane, and Musket live in San Diego, California.
Mark and Musket can be reached through their website at:
www.musketmania.com
Facebook: Musket Carlson PhDog