TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER: Cancer survivors will appreciate humor,
strength in 'The Dog Lived'  Your dog gets the best of care.
He's walked on a schedule, bathed and pampered, spoiled, and
loved to pieces.  Author Teresa J. Rhyne knows what it's like:
she sometimes took better care of her dog than she did herself.
But in her new book "The Dog Lived (and So Will I)," that
lopsided treatment couldn't last long.  It was a slam to the
psyche that nobody should endure: in the space of six months,
Teresa Rhyne lost her marriage, her home, and both her elderly
dogs, one after the other. She knew it was all coming, but it
was painful nonetheless and because of that, she wasn't looking
for another dog or another man.  Both landed in her heart
anyhow.   Chris's family started putting pressure on him to
break up with Rhyne because of their age difference. He was 29.
She was in her 40s, which wasn't what they wanted for their Ivy-
League-educated son, even though Rhyne was a lawyer. Harsh words
were exchanged, and Chris seve