Everyone Loves Elwood

The true story of a Elwood, a funny-looking, unwanted puppy, who enjoys a wonderful life once he finds a loving home. Elwood wins the Ugliest Dog Contest and shows the world he doesn't need to be beautiful to be lovable.

The annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair attracts "so-ugly-they’re-cute" contestants, their devoted owners, and hundreds of thousands of fans, both in person and via worldwide media attention. This book--filled with hilarious photos as well as short profiles of the dogs and their owners--captures the wacky and wonderful spirit of the original contest just in time for its 25th year. Meet the well-loved dogs who soak up the glory of the contest while their owners sniff out the competition, make double-entendre comments, and see who can lift one’s leg higher around the hydrant of publicity. World’s Ugliest Dog photo galleries have run on Yahoo, The Huffington Post, People Magazine, Animal Nation and more, to huge response. This book will likewise appeal to any dog lover with a sense of humor.

How can life continue when the desire to live is ripped away? That's the question William McConnelly grapples with every day. He is frozen in time on the night his wife and son die in a house fire. Although his body goes through the motions of living, his reality resides in the past. By the time his father-in-law asks him to scatter Cara's and Sam's ashes in the Irish hills of his homeland, Will has lost all ties to America and life. After all, he can rejoin his lost family in the hills of Drumkeeran as easily as he can in Fort Worth, Texas. So, out of respect for all his father-in-law has suffered and done for him, Will agrees to the request and flies to Ireland. Even before his plane touches the tarmac, the ancient magic of Irish lore awakens to Will's desperate need. But is magic and an emerging belief in leprechauns and fairies enough to restore an interest in life, or are the dangerous quests Will undertakes in his reckless search for peace the final proof of his insanity?