Best Friends Forever: Me and My Dog: What I've Learned about Life, Love, and Faith from My Dog

Best Friends Forever: Me and My Dog: What I've Learned about Life, Love, and Faith from My Dog

by Rebecca Currington
Best Friends Forever: Me and My Dog: What I've Learned about Life, Love, and Faith from My Dog

Best Friends Forever: Me and My Dog: What I've Learned about Life, Love, and Faith from My Dog

by Rebecca Currington

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Overview

The relationships between owners and their pets go well beyond basic companionship. Not only do they develop a special bond, but people can gain insights on life, faith, and love from their cats and dogs. These heartwarming collections include 40 meditations each and draw from real-life experiences with the authors' own pets as well as those of their family and friends. From Katrina survivor Bess to the phone-answering dog Jordy, from the kitten-tending grandpa cat to the lifelong camp resident Sylvester, each reading is sure to delight, encourage, and inspire.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441214331
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/01/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Rebecca Currington's first dog was a gift for her third birthday. She and her perky border collie, Jeff, grew up together. Since then many dogs have graced her life, most rescued from shelters, a cause she feels passionate about. Rebecca, her husband, Dennis, and Sophie, their cocker spaniel, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Rebecca writes, edits, and mentors aspiring writers and editors.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

A Hand Up! 11

Far and Away! 15

Wind and Water 19

Check the Manual 23

Listen, Somebody's Calling 27

Life Is Short-Relatively Speaking 31

Lost and Found 35

Dog Behaving Badly 39

Grass Ball, Anyone? 44

Doggy in the Hood 48

Oh, to Be Near You 52

Altogether Different 56

The Call of the Wild 60

Pack Mentality 64

Never Too Old to Play 68

Water Dogs 72

The Power of Perky Persistence 77

Fear and Trembling 81

Lend Me Your Ear 85

Learning to Trust-Again! 89

Death to the Cobra 93

Sheena the Great! 97

Hard Times, Soft Heart 101

The Best of Intentions 105

Love Without Limitations 110

Hey, Jordy, It's for You! 114

We Call Her Jazzy 118

Let Me Be Your Eyes 122

Are You My Mother? 126

Anything for a Laugh 130

Three Good Legs 134

The Good Samaritan 138

Bonnie and Clyde 143

Who's in Charge Here? 147

A Matter of Life and Death 151

Skin and Bones 155

Where There's Smoke, There's Fire 159

The Legend of TJ 163

Quantum Leaps 167

Forgive and Forget 171

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