Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog: 101 Stories about Life, Love, and Lessons

by Amy Newmark, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

Book Overview

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog will delight readers with humorous, heartwarming, and inspiring stories about lessons our canine friends and family members have taught us.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935096389
• ISBN13: 9781935096382
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Chicken Soup for the Soul
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Stories about great pets: what the world needs

I grew up with lots of animals - dogs, cats, birds - and think I owe of lot of my character to my yellow lab growing up. In fact, I tell all my friends having kids that they should get a dog for their kids to grow up with. Maybe I should just hand out one of these books to them, instead. The stories here show that befriending animals can help us get through our own difficult times (often when other people can't help), and teach us compassion, among other things. In fact, I think it's even more important for non-animal people than it is for dog owners. If you want a good example, Natalia Lusinski's story "Peanut" is from the perspective of a non-animal person. It's not about praising dog lovers and patting themselves on the back like they're a little club. It's about not knowing how to deal with dogs at all, and then coming to understand what it's really like to take care of one and how that makes us more thoughtful and happier people. I like this book because it's for everyone. "Peanut" is a great example of what dog ownership can do for non-dog owners. And I look forward to reading Natalia's stories in other Chicken Soup books, because I think she sets a good example, dog stories aside. So buy this book and set yourself and your friends on a path towards adopting a needy pet, becoming a happier person, and reducing animal cruelty in the world.

Great for The Whole Family

From all the books that I have reviewed* for the Chicken Soup Series this has to be my favorite by far. The stories made me cry, laugh, dream and remember. They were beautifully written, orchestrated and thought provoking. I have been blessed to have a dog or two that has truly touched my life. To read story after story regarding amazing animals and relationships wasinspirational I enjoyed the fact that this was a book that my twins and I could enjoy together. They absolutely adore animals especially dogs so being able to share the stories with them was a fun way to teach them about the love, care and concern for animal a pet owner must have. This will definitely become a family favorite and one that will remain on your shelves for long time. Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog: 101 Stories about Life, Love and Lessons

SHARING REAL LIFE PROBLEMS

This book shares real life problems and demonstrates ways to deal with them. Just sharing this helps all of to see that there is always help, or/and understanding from others who go through these and similar problems. A wonderful help!

A Dog-Gone Good Read!

Everything you wanted to know about dogs and the people who love them can be found in this wonderful book. There are many great chapters, such as Learning About Family, Learning to Have Courage, Learning to Listen, Learning to Overcome Adversity, Learning to Heal, Learning to Put Things in Perspective, Learning to Be Kinder, and Learning about Unconditional Love. All of them are well-written and worth reading over and over. My favorite chapter was Learning to Say Goodbye. This is a book that will truly warm your heart and soul. Inspirational from cover to cover, and not just for people who own dogs. "Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I learned from the Dog" is a book for the entire family. It's a must read!

Love Dogs? Get this One!

Admittedly I'm a biased reviewer. This is the first Chicken Soup book I've been fortunate enough to be part of. My story "Brandy" is included and begins on page 195 and tells the true tale of the night our dear dog died. It's a touching story and a bit of a miracle actually, and evidence that God's creatures, even dogs, move on to a better existance after this life. I got my advance copies as a contributor last weekend and I must say the entire book is great, one of the best Chicken Soup books I've read and I've read maybe 25 of them in the past. If you love animals, particularly dogs (and who doesn't?), do yourself a favor and order up this book! Or at the very least put it on your Christmas gift list and have Uncle Harry buy it for you. It has it all; dramatic pieces, humorous pieces, police dogs, small dogs and big dogs. Get the book! God bless... David Michael Smith