Quotes from Carol Lea Benjamin

If your dog is still needy, give him more of what he needs.

There's a period in every case when I feel really confused. It's usually from right after I'm hired until I find out who did it.

Does Dashiell actually… do things, I mean, besides protecting you?" I looked down at my dog. The top of his head had been slimed by one of the other dogs. His big meaty mouth was agape and panting, a loop of drool draped delicately over his worm-colored lower lip. And he was covered in dirt. "You thought he was just a pretty face?

Families, oh, you know, I mean, they're the ones who ought to be in the closet. They're so embarrassing.

For people like us, the life span of dogs is the world's dirtiest trick.