Category: Animals
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A Terrified Puppy and a Life Re-Examined: The Lessons Love Teaches Us
A very anxious dog teaches a couple how love stretches our capacity for compassion and caring.
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Sara Carson: Super Dog Tricks
Your dog may have been working hard to convince you that old—or even oldish–dogs can’t learn new tricks, but Sara Carson, who with her Super Collies has appeared on such shows as America’s Got Talent and America’s Got Talent The Champions knows better. Considered among the best, the Lexington, Kentucky based international trick dog trainer…
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Piglet: The Unexpected Story of a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy and His Family
Melissa Shapiro could have said no when asked to foster a deaf, blind, and traumatized puppy. After all, Shapiro, a veterinarian with a busy practice already had six rescue dogs, a husband and three college-aged children in her home. She certainly didn’t have the time, energy, or room to take on a highly anxious…
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Griffin’s Heart: Working Through Loss
It’s been ten years since actress Reagan Pasternak’s beloved cat, Griffin, died and since then, though life has been very busy with her career, marrying, and becoming a mother, she has missed the pet she calls a “soul mate.” To help with her grieving, Pasternak who starred in Netflix/HULU/HBO’s “Being Erica”, HBO’s “Sharp…
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THE 17TH ANNUAL BEST BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2020 AWARD RECIPIENTS
American Book Fest has announced the winners and finalists of The 2020 Best Book Awards. Awards were presented for titles published in 2018-2020. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest said this year’s contest yielded over 2,000 entries from mainstream and independent publishers. These were then narrowed down to over 400 winners and finalists in 90…
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Finding hope while studying penguins
I’ve always felt that the natural world can bring us healing in many ways, but I decided a story about healing through penguins would be extra-special.
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W. Bruce Cameron: A Dog’s Promise
W. Bruce Cameron continues the story of Bailey, now an angel dog, in his latest book, A Dog’s Promise.
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Dog Gone: A Lost Pet’s Extraordinary Journey and the Family Who Brought Him Home
When six-year-old Gonker, a much loved family pet decided to do some typical canine spontaneous off-site exploring when navigating the Appalachian Trail with his owner Fielding Marshall, he was expected to shortly return. But after a while, though repeatedly calling the six-year old Golden Retriever’s name, Marshall began to worry that his dog was lost.…
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Max’s Story: A Dog’s Purpose Puppy Tale
Author W. Bruce Cameron wasn’t planning on writing a series of books about dogs. Instead, he was wooing his future wife into letting another dog into her life. Wondering if that was going to be a deal breaker, Cameron, whose had dogs since he was young, decided to tell her a story while they were…
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American Wolf
Nate Blakeslee has created more than a moving tribute to Yellowstone wolves. American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West (Crown 2017; $28) is truly a crossover genre, science with a human face. Or, should I say, a genuinely intelligent book that connects man and beast in a way that is…
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