Trixie Koontz, the much loved Golden Retriever of Dean and Gerda Koontz, happened
to follow in Dean's footsteps and wrote several books of her own. In July of 2006,
Zoe wrote a letter to Trixie about her book, Life is Good! Lessons in Joyful Living
(by trixie koontz, dog; edited by Dean Koontz). Less than a week later, Zoe received
this 'paw'-written note from Trixie: