Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog: 36 stories about perspective, kindness, and unconditional love

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... Read Full Review

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... Read Full Review

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!

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... Read Full Review

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... Read Full Review