So...This Is Your Life- Mataya Arrow: (A Tribute to a Healing Dog)

By Gaye J. Gompers

Mataya was an apricot poodle. He was so small, he could fit in your pocket. I would bring him to visit the Elderly people in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Places. Everytime they saw him, their face would melt with love...Mataya brought up memories, feelings of Love and Kindness towards animals.

The book is filled with large, delightful photographs taken frommanyvisits over the years. Mataya wore different costumes, hats, and was the Star in numerous funny skits.Each chapter descibesa different Life Celebration, a"party" withFun and Laughter! Come with me on the Journey that was Mataya''s life story. He shall be remembered now and then, here and there...especially during every Holiday time!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 3, 2005
• ISBN: 9781463483555

Gaye J. Gompers

Dr. Gaye “Jo Jo” Gompers has been a licensed psychologist in private practice (Miami, Florida) since 1987. She has a multitude of roles: therapist, wife, mother, grandmother, and Master Story-Teller! She is the Founder and director of the H.O.M.E. Foundation (Humanly Oriented Meetings for Enrichment), whose mission is to bring together Elders and Youth in mutually empowering ways! Dr. Gompers has four children, three grandchildren, and lives with her husband and adult son in Miami, Fla. You are encouraged to contact her by e-mail, if you wish to share comments related to this book.  [e-mail] 

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So….This is Your Life-

Mataya Arrow

(A Tribute to a Healing Dog)

by Gaye J. Gompers

© 2003, 2005 Gaye J. Gompers. All Rights Reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 05/03/05

ISBN: 1-4208-3457-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4634-8355-5 (ebk)

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Contents

Letters of Praise

Dedication Page

A Song for the Children (in all of us!)

Introduction

~ ONE ~

So….This is Your Life- Mataya-Arrow

~ TWO ~

The Little Green Cap

~ THREE ~

The Funny Bunny

~ FOUR ~

Chicken Lucky

~ FIVE ~

Hats of Many Colors

~ SIX ~

Uncle Sam’s Dog

~ SEVEN ~

At the Ranch

~ EIGHT ~

Back to School

~NINE ~

Teddy Bear Day

~ TEN ~

One Pumpkin

~ ELEVEN ~

Indian Brave

~ TWELVE ~

Bambi Becomes Rudy

~ THIRTEEN ~

The Family Pet

~ AFTERWORD ~

Epitath for Mataya Arrow

About the Author

Letters of Praise

I have so enjoyed Mataya’s life—

This will be read and also enjoyed!

God Bless him!

Billie Norman (an Elder in Indiana)

These stories of Mataya have been wonderful to read.

What a lovely life to have graced this earth for a time.

I wonder what his spirit will decide to do next?

Thank you for sharing Mataya’s greatness

and life of service with us and others.

Thank you for being his companion.

Much love to you this season of belief in the magical.

Love,

MaryAnn

I liked the image of Mataya

walking with Abraham, Martin, John, and Bobby!

Heroes all.

Thanks and the happiest of Birthdays

and New years to you.

Love,

Ann

Dear Dr. Jo Jo:

A loving tribute of your dog,

but even a more wonderful peek into the beautiful person

you are who creates such celebrations and joy

for those others have forgotten.

You and Mataya were a lovely combination of fun,

sensitivity and loving expression on the planet.

God bless

Rev. Patricia