Explores the ways in which animals enrich life and how they can be better protected, sharing the story of the author's loving bond with three dogs while revealing common abuses suffered by many domestic animals in the United States.

Cat lovers, your secret is out. Now everyone will know why you're crazy over cats! Read true stories about a feline friend helping a man get his "purr" back, a cat miraculously protecting and comforting a young girl during the Holocaust, a mother-daughter cat team serving as a woman's heart specialists, sister cats coaxing a major league baseball player through a losing season, and a cat named Cuddles who writes her own advice column. Angel Cats proves...

i had so many memories of twilight she was the only dog i could love i dont know if this would change someday? i remember how she enjoyed going to garage sales meeting new people she was a social butterfly. behind walmart was a pond we visited she wanted to see the mother duck and her babies this went on for years every spring. I think about driving to the petsmart in hamburg a 35 mile drive they had a doggy daycare i checked her in for a couple of...

Les bienfaits du lien humain-animal ne sont plus à prouver. Ces relations contribuent au développement harmonieux de l'être humain. Francine Guiet décrit quatre projets qui illustrent la force des bénéfices de la médiation animale. Le corps et l'esprit sont en relation étroite, tout le monde en est conscient et s'en rend compte au quotidien. Sandrine Duroyaume démontre les bienfaits que procurent l'appui, le soutien de l'animal et le partenariat...

“Bad Dogs Have More Fun” is an unforgettable collection of more than seventy-five newspaper articles from The Philadelphia Inquirer written by former columnist John Grogan. Combining humor, wit, poignancy, and affection, these columns provide insight into the intriguing and wonderful world we live in. Whether it be writing about animals (from dogs to elephants to geese!), powerful and moving comments about his own and other families, trenchant...

Some of these extraordinary true stories will make you smile and others will bring tears to your eyes, but each one will open your heart to new revelations of love in its many forms and shapes. Dogs, cats, horses, ferrets, birds, rabbits, snakes, dolphins, llamas - the animals in this book reveal compassion, teach hope and forgiveness, or serve as a barometer to measure feelings. After reading just one of these stories, you will observe the animals...

Sous la direction de Georges-Henri Arenstein, André Benoit et Lucie Pétrin évoquent la relation entre l'humain et le cheval. Ils démontrent qu'il est possible de développer un lien unique entre ces deux êtres. Les auteurs veulent distinguer la relation cocréatrice d'une relation utilitaire ou d'une relation affective en spécifiant les éléments qui favorisent les relations harmonieuses entre les animaux et nous. Quant à Laurence Bruder-Sergent,...

The animals who hold a cherished place in our hearts and homes offer inspiring lessons of patience, trust, compassion, healing, and love. The extraordinary true stories in this revised and updated edition of Angel Animals celebrate the spiritual truths we learn from animals, and remind us that miracles do happen. These surprising, heartwarming stories - about dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, raccoons, bears, birds, dolphins, deer, insects, and more -...

Daily reflections, guidance, and sound advice from a top trainer and competitor. Confused by your canine? Monique Anstee believes we have made dog training much too hard, when it really is very simple. Anstee teaches you to think differently, which will help you get out of your mind and into the moment. Monique Anstee trains dogs kindly, but effectively, and her clients love her for her honesty. Now, she has compiled a book of daily wisdom in which...

When journalist Rory Kress met Izzie, she didn't think twice about bringing her home. She found the twelve-week-old wheaten terrier in a pet shop and was handed paperwork showing Izzie had been born in a USDA-licensed breeding facility-so she couldn't be a puppy mill dog, right? But a few years later, as Rory embarked on her own difficult journey to become a mother, her curiosity began to tug at her. Sure, Izzie was her fur baby, but who was her dog's...