John and Jenny just begining their life together, were young and deeply in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly, yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same again.
Marley quickly grew up into a dog like no other, an unstoppable ninety-seven pound steamroller of a Labrador Retriever. He crashed through screen doors, stole women's underwear, and ate anything he could get his mouth round - including furniture and fine jewellery. Marley was expelled from obediance school. Even the tranquillisers prescribed by the vet couldn't stop him.
And yet Marley's heart was pure. He shared John and Jenny's happiness at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak when Jenny miscarried. He was there when babies arrived and when a girl was attacked in the neighbourhood. He managed to get a public beach shut down and caused chaos when he landed a role in a film. Throught it all, he won hearts and remained a steadfast model of devotion to his family, even when they were at their wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.