Rusty lived in a famous, historic home, but he was a normal dog. He delighted in the Minnesota seasons -- jumping in the fall leaves, playing in the winter snow, and smelling the spring flowers.??Rusty's desire to go swimming in the summer led to a charming adventure that is retold in this true story about Eastcliff, the house that has become home to Presidents of the University of Minnesota.??Author Karen Kaler and her husband, Eric, the sixteenth President of the University of Minnesota, have two Spanish water dogs, Mo and Lida, who, like Rusty, love to swim. The Kalers are the eighth presidential family to live in Eastcliff.