SQuire Rushnell - Dogwinks: True Godwink Stories of Dogs and the Blessings They Bring

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Copyright 2020 by SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt

The stories Sammy, Moe I, and Booga are taken from When God Winks at You by SQuire Rushnell. Copyright 2006 by SQuire Rushnell. Used by permission of Thomas Nelson (www.thomasnelson.com).

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INTRODUCTION

Is it possible that when God made dogs He was creating furry friendly agents on earth to deliver Godwink messages to people like you and me?

Theyre coincidences that arent coincidences at all, but which come from divine origin. In other words, theyre person-to-person messages from God, directly to you out of eight billion people on the planet.

Youve had Godwinks. Everyone has. Sometimes they are another word for answered prayer. But not everybody has learned how to recognize them. Thats one of the missions of this book. To help you identify Godwinks and find out how to get more.

Everybody in the world knows that dogs are faithful companions. Theyre always glad to see you. They love you unconditionally. And they can be taught to deliver mail, newspapers, and other items.

Therefore, if you were God and you wanted to communicate Godwink messages directly to people without using the spoken word how would you do it?

Wouldnt you call upon your trusted canine creatures that also dont use the spoken word to be your Godwink links the unwitting messengers of Godwinks to people like us?

Thats it! Youd use dogs!

And maybe its no coincidence that the two words are spelled with the same three letterswhen you hold one up to the mirror, it spells the other (not exactly, but you get what we mean).

Every story is an astonishing all-true Godwink story with a dog right at the center of it.

If you love dogs, youll love every single story. Fourteen of them have never been published, while six are classics from earlier books with brand-new angles.

Some Godwink stories will make you shout Wow! Others will stir your heart so much you may find yourself tearing up. And then there are stories that will simply inspire you to be a better you. Dogs do that.

Every story features charming, faithful, heroic dogs, leading you to see how Gods hand is working in your own life.

Youll immediately understand how God watches over you at all times, nudging you along to be at the right place at the right time to meet the people He wants you to meet, while keeping you on His GPS Gods Positioning System.

Something else: Youll learn to never again miss His person-to-person messages directly to you His Godwinks and dogwinks.

Are you ready? Lets meet Ruby!

1 RUBY

A blue pickup truck drives into the Rhode Island SPCA parking lot, pulling into a spot adjacent to a wire fence. The sign on the trucks door, Lazybones Dog Training, helps identify the driver.

Out hops an attractive woman in her late thirties who heads into the building. Minutes later, we see her behind the wire fence.

She is Pat Inman, a dog trainer, who donates some of her time every week to the SPCA, helping dogs get ready for their critically important adoption interviews with potential families. She teaches them basic manners. In other words, she is helping them to put their best paw forward.

Ill be right with you, Ruby! she shouts to her favorite canine student, who is dashing around the enclosure. I just need a minute to get ready.

Ruby, seven months old, is a frisky, long-haired, black-and-white pup, preoccupied with running back and forth like shes out of control.

Is she?

No, thats just the nature of Australian shepherds and border collies. Rubys a mix of both. The breeds have nearly duplicate characteristics: very bright, highly active, and loaded with mischief.

Ruby stops, looks back to see if her friend Pat is watching. Whats this? An unguarded moment? She bolts.

Pat, getting her long auburn hair under control for her training session, has placed her pink ballcap on the bench beside her as she pulls her hair into a ponytail.

In that moment of distraction, Ruby loops around, playfully snatches the ballcap, and zips off, carrying it in her mouth like a prize.

Ruby! Come back here! shouts Pat, laughing at the same time. Ruby! Bring it here.

Ruby obeys, heading back. She likes to please Pat. Most of the time. Anybody else would have had to chase her till exhaustion before getting that hat back.

She trots to the bench, dropping the ballcap at her teachers feet. Pat good-naturedly strokes Rubys neck and hugs her warmly.

In her canine business, as well as her volunteer duties at the SPCA, Pat works with dozens of dogs. She is fond of most of them. But theres something special about Ruby.

Releasing her hug, she attempts to disguise a worry in her heart.

Ruby is scheduled for an adoption interview later that day. Itll be the fifth family to take her home for a tryout. Unfortunately, the four previous families returned Ruby within forty-eight hours, with nearly identical complaints: unmanageable, scared the children, prone to nipping.

The last observation, nipping, is one of the least desirable charges to have on a dogs record. Pats been around long enough to know that nippingone step away from bitingignites the anxiety of lawyers. And if Ruby happens to be returned one more time, the animal shelter may have to make a decision. She shudders at those words.