"Our fifteen Christmases together have special meaning to me. I see you bouncing about the house, thrilled that tree-decorating day had finally come. I see you in your green, red, and white sweater, sitting by our tinsel tree on Christmas morning, waiting for the festivities to begin. And when Christmas day was over, I see you snuggling next to me in bed, energy spent, lulling me to sleep and guarding against noctural attack-rats."

Dog at the Tinsel Tree is a nostalgic story of a dog, her girl, and their riveting adventures on a ranch in rural California. Denise and Susie's journey will have readers reminiscing about their own childhoods and the first pets that made life all the better.