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Jewell
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Sat, February 4, 2012 02:34
I love your sparky books they are so good and i love sparky so much she is very good.           |
tatyana
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Sat, February 4, 2012 12:31
hi sparky
what are you doing |
christine and edward; from st. ann school 3- 5
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Sat, February 4, 2012 10:25
hey we had lots of fun seeing you we will like you yo come again . |
Autumn
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Sat, February 4, 2012 05:45
how many pets do you have? 
Hi Autumn,
Right now we just have Speedy the tortoise and Maggie the bunny. But my son David has a new dog named Kai, and he also has a hedgehog named Peach.
But we've had other pets through the years - hamsters, gerbils, frogs. My daughter and her boyfriend even had a snake!
But I will say that the best pet we ever had was Sparky!!
Enjoy the weekend!
Rick |
jennifer rivera
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Fri, February 3, 2012 05:44
hi ricky, can you tell me how sparky get that sick because i really feel bad that your dog passed away.and also can you write anohter story about sparky rescueing a little dog princess because i already wrote two bookes ,one is called sparky on the run which is about sparky running to his friends house and they have a staring contest and the another one is called sparky in a fairy tale.my phonenumber is XX.thank you ricky.
Hi Jennifer!
First of all, that is so wonderful that Sparky inspired you to write two stories. I am so happy to hear that. It really makes my day. One of the main reasons why I wrote the Sparky books is so kids like you would get more interested in reading and writing, and it sure looks like it worked with you! It seems that you have a great imagination!! As for your idea about Sparky rescuing a little dog princess, who knows, maybe I'll write something like someday. But right now I'm concentrating on writing a 1-10 counting book for preschoolers and maybe writing a chapter book about Sparky's real-life story. But maybe you could use that dog princess idea if you have to write a story in your class. I bet your teacher would love that!
As for how Sparky got sick, no one really knows how she got cancer. I guess it just happens in dogs sometimes, especially when they get older. She was 13 years old when she passed away, which is sort of old for a dog. She also had kidney disease, and the veterinarian said she might have gotten an infection from possibly eating something off the street, but they weren't sure about that.
Yes, it is very sad that Sparky passed away. I still find it a little difficult talking about that. But she lived a wonderful life. She lives on through her books and my continuing to inspire kids like you to write.
Have a great weekend and keep on writing!!!!
Rick |
Sparky
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Fri, February 3, 2012 12:49
I luvu you
Hi!
And I'm sure Sparky would love you, too, if she had met you. And, yes, she was a good dog. To me, she was the best dog ever. We had so many great adventures together.
Thanks for writing!
Rick |
Sparky
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Fri, February 3, 2012 12:30
Spark is a good dog, |
kaylani st. ann school
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Thu, February 2, 2012 05:14
are you thinking of a movie about sparky?
Hi Kaylani,
Well, not really, although I did put together a couple of DVDs of Sparky that I show at the schools sometime. Unfortunately, we didn't have a DVD player at your school to show them.
However, if you go to the Sparky Videos part of the Kids Zone on Sparky's Web site, you can check out some short videos, as well as Sparky's appearance on a local TV show and the Junkyard Jewel video that I made of Sparky, in which I try to show Sparky's life on the streets when she was a stray and then getting rescued.
Enjoy the weekend!
Rick |
melquan
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Thu, February 2, 2012 04:42
What made sparky sick.
Hi Melquan,
I don't think anyone really knows how she got cancer, but I think it was something that had to do with her just getting older. She was 13 years old when she died, and supposedly one dog year is seven human years, so 13 x 7 = 91, meaning Sparky was about 91 years old in human years. That's pretty old.
She also had kidney disease, and I think that came about partly because she got an infection that affected her kidneys.
Yes, it's very sad that Sparky passed away, but she had a long, wonderful life and gave me and many others so many great memories of her.
Take care,
Rick |
cheyenne
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Thu, February 2, 2012 04:04
What was the best part about Sparky and what is your favorit adventure
Hi Cheyenne,
Well, my favorite story is No Rest for Sparky. I really like that one, especially since I got the idea from something that really happened. One morning while I was shaving, Sparky was laying right behind me. (She always loved to lay down right next to your legs so she was touching you.) All of a sudden, Speedy the tortoise walks into the bathroom, comes over to Sparky, and pushes her a couple of times, making Sparky get up and walk away. That gave me the idea of having all the animals in the house bother Sparky while she's trying to take a nap.
As for the best part of Sparky, there are so many things, but I think the best was that she liked to sit right on top of me! If I was sitting on the floor, Sparky wouldn't just sit next to me. She'd sit right in my lap (and she was a bigger dog, about 60 pounds) and then turn around and give me a big doggie kiss! Sparky always loved being as close as possible to you.
Thanks for the great questions!
Rick
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