The Visitorq Author:Gene Smith When Sassafras, a young Irish Setter, is brought to the kennel, his family promises to return in a week. But the week stretches on into months because the dog's master has been killed in an auto accident. Arrangements are made for Sassafras to become the permanent resident of the kennel and he settles into a life of loneliness and grief. Gradual... more »ly, he learns that he can comfort the other unhappy dogs who pass through the nennel and his life begins to have a meaning. The years roll by, and though Sassafras helps many confused and frightened animals, he still longs for a home of his own and a family to love...but these are things he will never have.« less