Roo is a heartfelt, deeply personal collection of stories about a dog who wasn’t just a pet—he was a presence. A companion. A quiet teacher.

When Roo arrived, he came with history: a big dog with a bigger heart and a softness that didn’t match his size. He didn’t just fit into the family—he transformed it. In this moving debut, Dan Hawk shares the real-life journey of welcoming Roo into a home and a heart, and the many lessons that unfolded along the way.

Told through vivid, emotionally honest chapters, Roo captures the spirit of a dog who could speak volumes without words. With one paw on your shoulder or a silent look up to the sky, Roo had a way of reminding everyone around him to slow down, stay present, and lead with love.

These stories are about more than a dog. They’re about what it means to show up for each other. To open your door to someone who needs you. To love something even when you know you might lose it.

Full of warmth, humor, and insight, Roo is a love letter to the dogs who change us—and to the people we become because of them.

If you’ve ever loved a dog like family, if you’ve ever been changed by the quiet presence of a loyal friend, this book will feel like home.

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State of Play Wisconsin: 2025 Brewers Baseball and More is a full season told the way Milwaukee lived it. Honest. Sharp. Proud. This collection brings together the stories, reactions, and reflections that defined the 2025 Brewers season, written in the voice fans followed all year. These are not dry recaps. They are the moments that carried emotion. The nights that tested patience. The games that made people stand up in living rooms, bars, garages, and ballpark seats with their heart in their throat.

Dan Hawk writes with the humor, grit, and truth that have become the trademark of State of Play Wisconsin. The highs feel like the whole city is floating. The lows feel like the kind of frustration that makes you stare at your beer like it owes you answers. Through it all, the stories show a fan base that cares deeply and a team that inspires belief even when it hurts.

Inside this book you will find full season coverage written for the people who show up. For the ones who clap in rhythm with two strikes. For the ones who still talk about old games like they happened yesterday. For the ones who love Milwaukee baseball in a way only this city understands. These stories carry the humor of a barstool conversation, the heart of a documentary, and the voice of a fanbase that never stops believing.

This is Milwaukee baseball. Loud when it needs to be. Quiet when the moment matters. Always real.
Whether you lived the season pitch by pitch or are experiencing it here for the first time, State of Play Wisconsin: 2025 Brewers Baseball and More captures the spirit of the game and the city behind it.

Pull up a chair. Crack a cold one.
Take the ride again.