Give it up for Greg Shaffer, superintendent of Elcona CC in Elkhart, Ind. Greg has published his first book, titled "View from the Cart: The Story of Mulligan, a Golf Course Dog."
Here's the skinny, from the press release:
In 2000, an undernourished Black Lab was found wandering the plains of eastern Colorado. When golf course superintendent Greg Shaffer and his wife, Dia adopted this dog through the Labrador Retriever Rescue program they hoped to hone their care giving skills as they considered parenthood. They were not expecting the returns they would receive as this abandoned dog became a part of their family and Greg’s career as a golf course superintendent. They named their new dog Mulligan to reflect his second chance at life.
View from the Cart is the inspirational story of one lost dog’s transformation from stray to golf course dog at some of the most prestigious courses in Colorado and Indiana. Greg Shaffer and Jan Shaffer, a retired teacher and children’s book author, combined their talents to write a book about Greg’s adopted Black Lab, Mulligan. Greg voice recorded stories from Mulligan’s life and Jan transcribed them to create a book about the amazing transformation that can occur when life offers up a “mulligan.”
Ten anecdotes in this nonfiction narrative invite readers to take a ride on a golf cart and see Mulligan at work on the golf course through the eyes of a golf course superintendent. Stories include such topics as golf etiquette for the course dog, Mulligan’s first ladies’ day, encounters with members and other wildlife, work related injuries, and a touching story of his adoption from the Colorado Lab Rescue group.
Greg is a registered Class A Golf Course Superintendent and Graduate of Purdue University’s Turfgrass Management program. He is Course Superintendent at Elcona Country Club in Elkhart, Indiana. Greg’s blog viewfromthecart.blogspot.com includes pictures of Mulligan at work and an audio file that demonstrates the collaborative writing process. Jan recently retired from a twenty-five year teaching career. She has published two middle-grade fiction books in her Summoning Stone series.
Cruise on over to www.viewfromthecart.blogspot.com to learn more about Greg's book, and about Mulligan.
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