In that moment, Michael chose to trust Roselle’s judgment and not to panic. Michael couldn’t see a thing, but he could hear the sounds of shattering glass, falling debris, and terrified people flooding around him and Roselle. Paired for twenty-one months, man and dog spent that time forging a bond of trust, much like police partners who trust their lives to each other. When one of four hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center’s north tower on September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson, a district sales manager for a data protection and network security systems company, was sitting down for a meeting. This is Roselle’s story too.Įvery moment in Michael Hingson’s and Roselle’s lives seemed to lead up to this day.

On September 11, 2001, she saved Michael’s life. “He will never be able to do anything for himself.”įorty-seven years later, a yellow Labrador retriever puppy was born in the whelping unit of Guide Dogs for the Blind in San Rafael, California. “My best suggestion is that you send him to a home for the blind,” the doctor continued. When the Hingsons switched on a light or made silly faces, Michael did not react. Their six-month-old son, Michael was a happy, strawberry blond baby boy, healthy and normal in every way except one. George and Sarah Hingson looked at each other, devastated. We all can learn life lessons from this incredible story.“I’m sorry,” the doctor said. Thunder Dog celebrates the power of the human and animal bond. 'Chapter by chapter of this intriguing work will keep you spellbound.

The healing power of telling your own story.How the rare trust between a man and his guide dog can inspire your own unshakeable faith.The ways that grief and loss can lead the way for change.They were a team.Īs you relive that fateful day in September 2001 alongside Michael and Roselle, you'll learn: In that moment, Michael chose to trust Roselle's judgment and not to panic.

His guide dog, Roselle, was at his feet.īlind from birth, Michael could hear the sounds of shattering glass, falling debris, and terrified people flooding all around him. When one of four hijacked planes flew into the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson, a district sales manager for a data protection and network security systems company, was sitting down for a meeting. An instant New York Times bestseller, Thunder Dog tells the true story of a blind man, his guide dog, and the life-changing power of faith and trust in the face of terror.

Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson