Tom Stechschulte
Author
Series
Publisher
Villard
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"People who love dogs often talk about a 'lifetime' dog. I'd heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways." Author Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie--intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable. From the moment Katz and Orson meet, their relationship is deep, stormy, and loving. Two years old, Katz's...
Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents a meditation on coping with the loss of an animal who has enriched one's life, sharing observations on the ways in which people grieve for their pets, related philosophical questions, and the process of letting go.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A New York Times Bestselling Author In the spring of 2011, Jon Katz received a phone call from an animal control officer who had found a neglected donkey on a farm in upstate New York. She hoped that Jon and his wife, Maria, would be willing to adopt him. The wrenching sight of Simon touched something very deep inside of Jon, and they took him in. The donkey's care was far from easy. And, as if in reciprocation, Simon began to reveal to Jon the true...
Author
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2010, c2009
Edition
Random House trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 184 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the question of whether animals have souls, sharing stories about the author's border collie and other pet and farm animals he lives with to consider their spiritual characters and seemingly moral or amoral choices.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's lambing season on the farm and Rose, a sheep dog, must help the farmer save the lambs being born in the winter. She soon has a more urgent task when the farmer is injured and she is left to protect the sheep from circling coyotes, with food supplies dwindling.