Lauren Scott, King Copper: Our Dog’s Life in Poetry
Lauren Scott’s love of her family’s beautiful chocolate lab, Copper, shines in this sweet little volume of photographs and poems that follow their lives together from adoption day on. In her words, King Copper is “a poetic account of the joy that arises when a lovable chocolate lab walks into your life and changes it forever. And the eventual heartache you feel when he crosses over the rainbow bridge thirteen years later and still too soon.”
What a touching account, and what a testament to the glorious impact our beloved pets have on our lives. If only all dogs—all pets—were as well loved and appreciated as the delightful lab Lauren writes so poetically about, the world would truly be a better place. Brava to Lauren for giving her beloved Copper a tribute worthy of his beauty and goodness! Did it make me cry a bit? Absolutely. But tears shed over the loss of a dear dog are never wrong. There is nothing purer than a dog’s affection and devotion. Copper wasn’t my dog, but I, too, have loved wonderful dogs. Like Lauren and her family, I know our animal companions deserve our deepest affection in return for the many gifts they give us. Part of the price for that gift is the same as it is for anything we open up our hearts to fully—the possibility, even the probability that one day there will be pain and loss.
But as Lauren so aptly says, “We celebrate his life- those soul-searching eyes that connected to us- we were links in a golden chain and now one link is missing, our golden boy- each day tears follow like a shadow- the shadow he was, but smiles gently find their place because he is in our hearts, because joy needs room to simmer.”
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Very compelling.
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I agree, Joy! Lori wrote a beautiful review! ❤️
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Thanks!
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I’m so glad you’re pleased!
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Very pleased, Lori! 💕
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Beautiful.
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I’m so touched by Lori’s beautiful review. ❤️
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Thanks so much. 💞
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Thank you, Joy. It is a lovely book!
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Sounds like a good read!
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It’s a sweet tribute to a lovely pet!
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Thanks so much! Lori’s lovely review is a nice surprise for this Saturday morning.
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I enjoyed your review.
Have you read A Dog’s Life, by Peter Mayle? It’s a good one.
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Thank you! I have seen that title around a lot, so much so that I initially thought I had read it! But I don’t think I did. I will add it to my list!
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‘ a tribute worthy of his beauty and goodness’ – lovely review
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Thank you, Beth!
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Thanks for your kind words and for reading Lori’s lovely review, Beth! ❤️
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Beautiful review, Lori! I love, “But tears shed over the loss of a dear dog are never wrong.”
Yes, yes, yes! Love King Copper and this great review!
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Thanks for reading Lori’s beautiful review, Wynne, and for your supportive words too. I appreciate them, and I’m grateful that you loved King Copper too. I’d love to ‘hear’ your thoughts if you have time. 🙂 I also love that line of Lori’s. Thanks again to you both! 🧡🤎🌈
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Thank you so much, Wynne! I know you understand loving dogs!
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Wow, Lori, what a surprise and what a beautiful review. Thank you so much! Every word touched my heart, but these lines are an example: “Brava to Lauren for giving her beloved Copper a tribute worthy of his beauty and goodness! Did it make me cry a bit? Absolutely. But tears shed over the loss of a dear dog are never wrong. There is nothing purer than a dog’s affection and devotion.”
I appreciate you taking the time to read about Copper and to write a review. It means a lot, and I’m grateful that Copper touched one more heart too. Hugs ❤️
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It was my pleasure, Lauren. I meant every word! A funny thing happened while I was contemplating what to write. For some reason, I placed your book on the glass of the copy machine, I guess I thought maybe I could scan the picture on the cover into the computer. But then I got interrupted and forgot. So when I had time later to write the review, I couldn’t find the book anywhere. I even looked in the freezer! Ha! The next day I looked at the library where I work. No King Copper. So I ordered another copy! Then of course I found it a couple of days later in the printer. So silly. I hope not indicative of a deteriorating memory! Anyway, I fell in love with your Copper boy!
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Oh my gosh, Lori! How funny, and what can I say? I appreciate you buying another copy, but now you have two! Maybe you can gift one to another dog lover? And I’m sure it’s not your memory. I do things like that all the time. I think it’s just part of getting older and juggling so many balls in the air. 🙂 To know that you fell in love with Copper just warms my heart. I’m really glad this book came together because as you know, it wasn’t planned. Anyway, thanks again! I love your review! ❤️
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I will donate the second copy to my library, so that will work out great!
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Oh, that’s wonderful, Lori! Thank you so much!
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Hi Lori, I forgot to mention that I’ll reblog tomorrow or Monday. I had already scheduled a post this morning of book reviews that I wrote. Thanks again, and have a great weekend! ❤️
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Sounds great, Lauren. You have a great weekend, too!
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Hi Lori, the post is live now, and I was surprised to receive 3 reviews this weekend. So, I combined them in one post. I hope this is okay, instead of reblogging each post. Thanks again, and have a great week! ❤️
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What a wonderful surprise for you to get 3 weekend reviews, Lauren! I am so happy for you! I love the way you combined them. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks again for your wonderful review and support, Lori! ❤️🤗
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Gorgeous review, Lori…for a beautiful, beautiful book. Thank you so much. 💝
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Thank you, dear Vicki! Big hugs!
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Xo! 🥰❤️🥰
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I agree about Lori’s review, Vicki! Thanks to you both for such wonderful support! Hugs! 🥰
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Love you both! 🥰❤️🥰
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Love you both right back!
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My wife and I have just been through this heartbreak with our Lulu, who passed just days before her 12th birthday. I reread Lauren’s book this week, as it’s done in a way to remind us of the meaningful relationship between humans and animals. Is it brutally hard? Absolutely, yet the tradeoff is one we’ll likely make again when the time is right to get another dog.
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I’m so sorry about your beautiful Lulu, Pete. “Brutally hard” does describe the feeling of sadness and loss. 🙏
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I’m so sorry about Lulu, Pete. My heart aches for you and your family. And I agree with Lori that ‘brutally hard’ describes the emotions perfectly. But I’m so grateful that my book is helping you through this difficult time. We aren’t ready for another dog either, but like you said, it’ll happen when the time is right. Copper still has our hearts for now…take good care. ❤️
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Sounds like an amazing book. As the mother to two pups with “soul-searching eyes” I can relate. Linda xx
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Dogs definitely have those eyes! 🩵🩵🩵
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Ageed!!
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Fabulous review Lori! Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did ❤️.
Lauren’s poetry is so beautiful, even when the subject is so heartbreaking.
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Thank you so much! What a beautiful dog, right? Lauren did such a great job. 🧡
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Such a positive, life-affirming review!
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Thank you, Dawn! It was my pleasure to write it.
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