Oxford pharmacist turns beagle Buddy’s life into spiritual book

Luc Michaud spends his days behind the pharmacy counter at Oxford Kroger, but his latest project came from a much smaller teacher: his late beagle, Buddy. The Oxford pharmacist self-published What My Beagle Taught Me About God through Amazon, turning a personal loss into a faith-based book built around lessons he says Buddy left behind.

Buddy died on May 14, 2025, and Michaud’s book grew out of that grief. The Amazon listing says the book draws 10 lessons about God from Buddy’s life, including unconditional love, loyalty, patience, trust, peace and generosity. Its Kindle description puts the idea plainly: Sometimes God uses a sermon to teach us, sometimes He uses a beagle.

Michaud’s Amazon author page describes him as a “tent-making” minister with the Church of Christ who supports himself with a full-time pharmacy career and preaches part time. It also says he graduated from Freed Hardeman University in 1999 with a Master of Ministry. Michaud is married to Stefanie (Edwards) Michaud, and they have two daughters, Veronique and Dominique.

The book adds a local layer to a career that has already been rooted in North Mississippi for decades. Michaud has worked as a pharmacist for 35 years, including 15 years at the Batesville Kroger before moving to Oxford. Now his workday in Lafayette County runs alongside a quieter creative life, one that took an ordinary family pet and shaped it into a devotional book with a clear spiritual message.

For Oxford, the project is a reminder that the people residents know from everyday errands often carry much more than one role. Michaud is still the pharmacist customers see across the counter, but he is also an author, a part-time preacher and a father whose book ties a household dog to questions of faith, grief and gratitude.