Dog Talk

by Terence L. Anderson

Dog Talk concerns Dave Henry, newly blind, and his guide dog Ezra, a powerful wolf-shepherd cross. Either can be lethal. Made one by a bond forged on the primal instinct of Ezra’s lupine forebears, their abilities grow troubling. Premonition ensues, bringing Dave insight to the future, accurate, sickening distortions clouded by his murky past. The story is one of searing change. Dave and Ezra become something dangerous; wolf-like perception drawing them from the laws of man, back to the cruel but simple laws of nature. Circumstance involves them in the hunt for Edwin Carter, ER Doc, sexual sadist and serial killer. Driven by insatiable need, brilliance makes Carter a shadow. The plot flows through the lives of others as Dave and Ezra intercede. Past and future collide in the present, brought forth through the portal of their bond.

Dog Talk does more than entertain. Enter the world of a man suddenly blind. Feel the fear in your guts, and feel it fade as you come to know Ezra. Stay close to Dave as his world changes, sometimes distorted by premonition, again seeing clearly through the eyes of his dog.

374 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2019

About the author

I sometimes find my perception of physical things to be other than what they are, and where I am other than where I expect to be. The cacophony of sounds found in many places can be annoying. Blindness causes distortion of reality. This I know, blind at age fifty-seven, my life-long battle with retina disease finally lost. Fortunately the use of phone and computer provide me and many others access to people, organizations, and information, thus allowing for the accomplishment of many tasks. Even so, modern technology has yet to replace the cane, but the right dog can in many ways far surpass it. This as much as anything lead to Dog Talk, along with circumstance. Had I not been well trained at the Colorado Center for the Blind , acceptance at Guiding Eyes for the Blind in New York would have not been possible, and I would have never been paired with Kirby.
Kirby likes airports, escalators, and crowded sidewalks. He likes steep trails, restaurants, and Grand Central Station. No one ever wanted to pet my cane. It is our bond, so imperative, enabling us to work as we do that let my mind function with creative purpose as never before. Dog talk arose from my understanding of this bond, along with a little distortion of my own, and is to the best of my knowledge unique.