If you don’t think animals have just as many feelings over losing loved ones as we humans do, then you should read How Animals Grieve by Barbara King…(NPR)
And just in case you need more proof, see for yourself as Tarra the elephant mourns over losing her pal, Bella the dog.
During this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, it’s our obligation to honor the brave men and women who serve — and have served — our country so admirably. And judging by the recent spate of popular military dog books (Trident K9 Warriors and Until Tuesday, to name a few), it’s also important to remember that there have been some incredibly heroic dogs earning their stripes, too — as you can read about in this Dogtime article commemorating 5 War Dogs from U.S. history.
Joe and Cathy Connolly’s book, If I Should Die Before My Dog, may be a sad concept to many dog lovers — but this isn’t a sad book. In fact, this handsome doggie diary could save your pet’s life!
Don’t just take my word for it — check out all the good reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.
Imagine that you adopt the perfect dog: a happy pup who gets along with all the other mutts at the dog park and everybody else she comes into contact with.
Well, this is NOT what happens to Peggy Tibbetts in her new book, Crazy Bitch: Living With Canine Compulsive Disorder. It’s like Marley & Me — except if Marley had a tragic mental illness that slowly turned him into Cujo.
Behind every great writer, there is was an even better pet, tweets @TheCreativePenn…(Brainpickings)
Do you think every time Al Pacino walks by a dog park somebody asks him if he’s having a Dog Day Afternoon?
Do you think Sam Shepard (actor/playwright) has ever rescued a German Shepherd and then named him Sam Shepherd? (Wiki)
Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette, one of the Best Books of 2012, is now out in paperback — and her original book trailer has a funny bit of her pitching the novel to bookstores and writer friends, including Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain.
You can watch the full trailer below — or skip directly to the Garth Stein dog book scene here.
Wanna meet the top 1% of dogs? Then you should’ve watched 60 Minutes last night because it featured the work of America’s most elite Navy SEALS DOGS — who are trained by ex-SEAL, Mike Ritland. Catch the segment here.
Oh yeah, and Ritland’s also written a book about his military dog training experiences called Trident K9 Warriors: My Tale From the Training Ground to the Battlefield with Elite Navy SEAL Canines. (60 Minutes)
Hope you don’t mind if I judge a book by its cover — but I think that the new jacket for A Dog Walks Into A Nursing Home by Sue Halpern is not only adorable, but truly warms the soul. So if you (or your soul) is feeling under the weather, you might want to pre-order the book now since it doesn’t officially go on sale until May 16, 2013.
Move over, Nurse Ratched and all you cuckoo candy stripers — here comes a real therapy dog!
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon’s best-selling 2003 dog novel about a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome who seeks to solve a dog murder in his neighborhood, has taken the stage for a long run in London. And you can check out the rave reviews in The New York Times.
Jan Hoffman and Alexandra Horowitz (author of Inside of A Dog) try to figure out how we come up with the names we do for our loved ones in The New York Times.
Most dog cognition experts suggest sticking to one or two syllables. I, myself, personally have learned to stay away from pet names that rhyme with “No!” (NYT)
This is no April Fool’s joke. Jennifer Kachnic of The Grey Muzzle Organization has put together an informative anthology for the elderly dog in your life, Your Dog’s Golden Years: A Manual for Senior Care. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
Lena Dunham, the female star/creator of HBO’s Girls, recently adopted a dog from a Brooklyn animal shelter — and has fallen for her new furry friend, but let’s just say, it’s complicated.(The New Yorker)
The Wall Street Journal makes its case — with facts and figures to back it up! (photo credit: Justin-Enns)
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