Dog Blog

…………………………………………………………………….. “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Dogs” is a collection of 101 dog stories originally published in other Chicken Soup books. I have to admit that after reading so many books on dog behavior and training and spending s ...

…………………………………………………………………….. A doberman in bunny ears, a pug in a chicken suit, a Bernese mountain dog as King Tut. Wow, who knew dogs other than chihuahuas got dressed up? At first I thought “InDognito: A Book of Canines in Costume” by Karen Ngo woul ...

Dogs can teach us a lot about happiness, forgiveness, love and loyalty. I’ve written many times about how much I learn about life and happiness from my mutt Ace. In the book “Bliss to You,” golden retriever Trixie Koontz (not pictured) narrates her steps for finding bliss with some help from her owner Dean Koontz. Trixie says all dogs know how to find happiness, and humans usually need quite a bit o ...

A golden retriever puppy chases his tennis ball right into a wall several times. It’s so typical of him (and his breed) that his actions actually win him his name. The book “CRASH!” by Mayra Calvani is a children’s story about a boy named Marcelo who receives a puppy as a gift from his parents on his fifth birthday. Marcelo immediately begins the important process of choosing a name for his pu ...