"Angelo Dirks" is the author's pet Border Collie.

Leland lives in an off-grid home he built in the middle of a beautiful nowhere known as Colorado's San Luis Valley.

Includes a bonus short story, "Christmas with a collie."

"Part memoir, part fable, and part fantasy, this is the story of a man who dies unexpectedly and makes his way to Paradise with the help of the canine friends who shared his life. What if you lived in the middle of a beautiful nowhere, with a dog who mysteriously appeared at your door? What if you were out hiking one winter day, you broke your leg, and you froze to death? And what if the angels who met you the day after had four feet instead of wings? Would you listen to the lessons they wanted to teach you?" -- Back cover