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Zen and the Rescue Dog: Journeying with Your Dog on the Path to Enlightenment
Think you don’t have time to really get to know your shelter dog?
Using the steps in Zen Buddhism as a starting off point, this book offers insights, practical tips, and exercises you can use to bond with your adopted dog and achieve a more relaxed and enjoyable life together. While feeding, walking, and occasionally petting your dog is a good start, no matter how busy you are, you will be able to better connect with your dog by trying the suggestions in this book.
With entertaining stories about the author’s particularly idiosyncratic dog and the trials and tribulations that others have had with their rescue dogs, the author shows us that owners of an adopted dog can peacefully coexist with their pets. Observations and advice from animal experts at rescue organizations, vets, and experienced dog owners also provide insight about how to better succeed at understanding your adopted dog. Readers will also discover why adopted dogs are often best suited to rehabilitating humans in need.
If you have a rescue dog or are thinking about adopting one, and are looking for ways to help the two of you have a more peaceful existence together, this book is for you.
Using the steps in Zen Buddhism as a starting off point, this book offers insights, practical tips, and exercises you can use to bond with your adopted dog and achieve a more relaxed and enjoyable life together. While feeding, walking, and occasionally petting your dog is a good start, no matter how busy you are, you will be able to better connect with your dog by trying the suggestions in this book.
With entertaining stories about the author’s particularly idiosyncratic dog and the trials and tribulations that others have had with their rescue dogs, the author shows us that owners of an adopted dog can peacefully coexist with their pets. Observations and advice from animal experts at rescue organizations, vets, and experienced dog owners also provide insight about how to better succeed at understanding your adopted dog. Readers will also discover why adopted dogs are often best suited to rehabilitating humans in need.
If you have a rescue dog or are thinking about adopting one, and are looking for ways to help the two of you have a more peaceful existence together, this book is for you.
167 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 30, 2019
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October 9, 2019
Let’s start at the only point that matters about “Zen and the Rescue Dog” — it changed my life. Fully and marvelously.
Before “Zen and the Rescue Dog,” taking my dogs outside for a walk was their time, often stuffed in between the priorities of daily and nightly life. It often seemed like a task. That all changed thanks to K.J. Fallon — changed, improvement, soared and sanctified.
Suddenly, being one with the dog, as gently encouraged and persuaded by Fallon, was like finding the gold nugget that led to the motherlode. Perhaps my mind was hungry for this. And for the next walk I tried to be that one with my dogs.
It happened easily and continues to deepen with each walk. My senses are more alive outside. And my dogs smile with me.
That is not all.
This special closeness, this unique sharing, became contagious. Sitting in the back yard, smelling nature and enjoying the gift of time, together, happened more and felt like the goal, rather than the duty. The slow scratching and chatting, a meander of love and affection between my soul and their souls, was reborn. The unexpected kiss when one of them walks over and interrupts the moment, enhancing the spirit.
The gifts of a giving, unselfish dog to help make all well.
Dogs, of course, are ready to share Zen, love and all other things good. Rescue dogs have a special love for those who find them and take them home — to be the hearth of that home and that heart of that human.
“Zen and the Rescue Dog” is, of course, geared to those shelter animals and strays and all others who arrive via life’s true portals. Zen Buddhism is the starting foundation for Fallon’s insight yet it is advice, shared stories, anecdotes and observations from experts vets and multiple dog people that will provide all readers — dog owners or not — savvy and beatitudes about how to better understanding, better enjoin and better embrace your canines.
Somewhere inside of everyone, comes a call out for a dog. No matter how dormant, unsure, cocksure or confident that call may be, getting closer can happen. “Zen and the Rescue Dog” will bring you there.
My life changed because of “Zen and the Rescue Dog” and I boldly insist your life will change for the better as well.
Now forgive me as I shut off the computer and put aside my cell phone. The wind of autumn is dancing outside and my dogs and I, together, plan to go outside and be a trio of happiness.
Before “Zen and the Rescue Dog,” taking my dogs outside for a walk was their time, often stuffed in between the priorities of daily and nightly life. It often seemed like a task. That all changed thanks to K.J. Fallon — changed, improvement, soared and sanctified.
Suddenly, being one with the dog, as gently encouraged and persuaded by Fallon, was like finding the gold nugget that led to the motherlode. Perhaps my mind was hungry for this. And for the next walk I tried to be that one with my dogs.
It happened easily and continues to deepen with each walk. My senses are more alive outside. And my dogs smile with me.
That is not all.
This special closeness, this unique sharing, became contagious. Sitting in the back yard, smelling nature and enjoying the gift of time, together, happened more and felt like the goal, rather than the duty. The slow scratching and chatting, a meander of love and affection between my soul and their souls, was reborn. The unexpected kiss when one of them walks over and interrupts the moment, enhancing the spirit.
The gifts of a giving, unselfish dog to help make all well.
Dogs, of course, are ready to share Zen, love and all other things good. Rescue dogs have a special love for those who find them and take them home — to be the hearth of that home and that heart of that human.
“Zen and the Rescue Dog” is, of course, geared to those shelter animals and strays and all others who arrive via life’s true portals. Zen Buddhism is the starting foundation for Fallon’s insight yet it is advice, shared stories, anecdotes and observations from experts vets and multiple dog people that will provide all readers — dog owners or not — savvy and beatitudes about how to better understanding, better enjoin and better embrace your canines.
Somewhere inside of everyone, comes a call out for a dog. No matter how dormant, unsure, cocksure or confident that call may be, getting closer can happen. “Zen and the Rescue Dog” will bring you there.
My life changed because of “Zen and the Rescue Dog” and I boldly insist your life will change for the better as well.
Now forgive me as I shut off the computer and put aside my cell phone. The wind of autumn is dancing outside and my dogs and I, together, plan to go outside and be a trio of happiness.
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