If you know anything about me, you know that I have ALL the love in the world for my dog.
I say day in and day out that my dog saved my life time and time again and it seems like I'm not the only one..
If it wasn't for her dog, Dolly Parton may not be here today.
The new book, "Dolly On Dolly: Interviews and Encounters with Dolly Parton" compiles information on the singer from decades of interviews, and in one she details how her dog prevented her from committing suicide after getting her heart broken.
In a recent article in The Mirror, Dolly said, "I was sitting upstairs in my bedroom one afternoon when I noticed in the nightstand drawer my gun that I keep for burglars. I looked at it a long time... Then, just as I picked it up, just to hold it and look at it for a moment, our little dog, Popeye, came running up the stairs."
She adds, "The tap-tap-tap of his paws jolted me back to reality I suddenly froze. I put the gun down. Then I prayed. I kinda believe Popeye was a spiritual messenger from God."
Dolly admits that she doubts she would have killed herself but notes, "I can't say for sure. Now that I've gone through that terrible moment, I can certainly understand the possibilities even for someone solid like me if the pain gets bad enough."
WOW.
How brave of Dolly to talk about her experience and thank goodness for Dolly's dog!
