TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kincaid,Greg
TI  - A dog named Christmas
SN  - 9780385525985
AV  - PS3561.I42526 D64 2008
U1  - 813/.54 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Doubleday
KW  - Youth with mental disabilities
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Parent and adult child
KW  - Fathers and sons
KW  - Human-animal relationships
KW  - Families
KW  - Domestic fiction
KW  - Christmas stories
N2  - After thanking her, we left eh shelter with our new friend.  The crips winter winter caught my breath, but I managed to ask, "Do you want to name him?"
"Already did," Todd said to my surprise as he hurried toward the truck.
"What?"
"I name him Christmas."  Todd opened the truck door and Christmas instantly jumped in. Todd climbed in next to the dog and I got in behind the wheel, oddly at ease with this warm furry presence comfortably wedged between my son and me.  As I the ignition, the radio came to life, a Christmas song filling the cold Kansas air.
I looked at Todd and the dog and said, " That's a good name.  That's a real good name."; from A Dog Named Christmas
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