Richard Mellor

Surviving Doris: A True Story Richard Mellor

She could have gone around me, but it had to be over me.
I received several heavy punches from her large paws as she progressed the length of my body as if pursued by something from the very gates of hell. Which, I suppose, from her point of view, she was.

As Doris grew from a cute puppy into a giant teddy bear and continued to steal hearts and slippers, Richard received a devastating life threatening diagnosis and their lives changed forever. Can he prove all a man needs to survive is the love of a good woman, a boat and a delinquent dog?