I am so so sorry for sparky but I hope you are doing well and dexter .

Hi Sofia!

Thank you for your kind thoughts about Sparky.  I truly appreciate your concern.  She was a great dog.  I’m sure she would have loved meeting you!  Probably would have given you a big doggie kiss!  She loved giving doggie kisses!

Dexter and I will see you on Thursday!

Rick

By, Sofia

I’ll miss you forever!

hello author my name is kristian and i like to play video games and than for u going to come to park city magnet to show us dexter and let us read ur books i will be bringing 10$ for 1 book if u see this pls read i am a big fan of u. have a good day

Hi Kristian!

I love that you enjoy reading, and that’s wonderful that you plan to buy a Sparky or Dexter book!   You’ll get a great book, and you’ll also help out homeless dogs and cats because I donate $1 from each book sale to Adopt-A-Dog, the organization that rescued Sparky and Dexter from dog pounds (Sparky came from New York City and Dexter came from Fayettville, West Virginia).  We’ve donated more than $24,000 so far!!  And you like to play video games??  My son David loved playing video games, too.

Thanks for writing!

Rick and Dexter, too!

P.S.:  Oh, you’re name is almost the same as my daughter’s name, Kristen!

hello I am Anthony from park city magnet thank u author rick for reading Ur books to us I love all he facts that u share with us i appreciate that u came to our school it was a fun time with u i hope u can come again

anthony

Hi Anthony!

You’re more than welcome!  Dexter and I love visiting your school.  We’ve stopped by Park City Magnet each year for the past few years.  And we can’t wait to visit again this Thursday!

All the best,

Rick and Dexter, too!

hi coming to our school soon

Hi Faith!

Yep, Dexter and I will be there Thursday morning.  We’re looking forward to it!  I’m going to show some pictures of Sparky and Dexter, read a Sparky book (probably Sparky’s Wonderful Life, the true story of her life) and then just sit around and talk with you and your classmates.  Oh, and you’ll get to pet Dexter, too!

See ya soon!

Rick and Dexter, too!

I feel bad for Sparky.

hello my name is Joshua Garcia my school is park city magnet I am in the 4th grade, RIP to sparky and  always remember he is with you all the time and protect feed and play with dexter like how you would to Sparky. God bless you and have  a wonderful day.

BY JOSHUA

Hi Joshua!

Thank you so much for the kind words about Sparky. She was a wonderful dog, and my best friend, too, just like Dexter is now.  I have so many great memories of Sparky, so it always puts a smile on my face when I think about her.

Have a great day!

Rick (and Dexter, too!)  Woof!

Hi my name is  axel thank you for agreeing to come to our school on thursday may 29 2025 RIP. to sparky we apreciate you thank you by axel.

Hi Axel!

We always enjoy visiting your school.  Dexter and I have been visiting for a few years now.  It was actually the first school Dexter ever visited!  And thanks for your kind words about Sparky.  I plan to read a book all about Sparky’s life on Thursday.

See ya then!

Rick and Dexter, too!

I will love you here and dexter to read us a story of sparky an dexter from. Ellie

Hi Ellie!

Dexter and I will be there on Thursday!  And I plan to read a Sparky story and then talk about Sparky and Dexter.  Maybe I’ll even talk about Speedy the Tortoise!

Looking forward to the visit!

Rick (and Dexy, too!)

I can’t wait to meet you the dog Dexter and it will be so much fun that day

and I am so sorry that Sparky passed away I am sad to because we didn’t get to meet him.

Ellie

Hi Ellie!

Thank you so much for all your messages and also thank you for your kind words about Sparky.  Yes, it is sad that Sparky passed away, but she enjoyed a long, wonderful life.  She lived to be 13 years old.  I have so many great memories of Sparky, so when I think about Sparky it always puts a smile on my face because of all the fun times we had together.  And I’m sure if you got to meet Sparky you would have liked her.  Her tail wagged a lot, and she loved to give doggie kisses!

See you next week!

Rick (and Dexter, too!) Woof!