How Old Is Shiloh?

Comment:

Hello! I’m in third grade in Houston, Texas and I wanted to ask how old is Shiloh?

I really enjoy the Shiloh books. I’m reading the third one right now and my mom and dad got me the fourth one for Easter. They’re my favorite books of all time.PS Will you ever write another Shiloh book?

Phyllis replied:

What a thoughtful gift!  I came across the real dog that inspired the Shiloh books in 1988.  (It was a female dog).  The vet estimated that she was probably about two years old at the time.  She died in 2000.  So she lived a good 14 years, and at least twelve of those years with kind and loving people.   I think that with the 4th Shiloh book, I’ve said all I wanted to say about Shiloh.  But if you like books about animals, you may also like my Cat Pack books, beginning with “The Grand Escape.”