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Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog: 101 Stories about Life, Love, and Lessons
Join Wendy Diamond, editor in chief of Animal Fair magazine, judge on Greatest American Dog, pet rescue advocate, author, regular expert on Today and general dog-lover and read 101 heartwarming, amusing, and inspirational stories about our best friends and faithful companions — our dogs.
You’ll see your own dog with a new eye through these true stories about:
You’ll see your own dog with a new eye through these true stories about:
400 pages, Paperback
First published September 22, 2009
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About the author
Jack Canfield
1,290 books1,752 followersJack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 124 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
Canfield received a BA in Chinese History from Harvard University and a Masters from University of Massachusetts. He has worked as a teacher, a workshop facilitator, and a psychotherapist.
Canfield is the founder of "Self Esteem Seminars" in Santa Barbara, and "The Foundation for Self Esteem" in Culver City, California. The stated mission of Self Esteem Seminars is to train entrepreneurs, educators, corporate leaders and employees to achieve their personal and professional goals. The focus of The Foundation for Self Esteem is to train social workers, welfare recipients and human resource professionals.
In 1990,he shared with author Mark Victor Hansen his idea for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. After three years, the two had compiled sixty-eight stories.
Canfield has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, 20/20, Eye to Eye, CNN's Talk Back Live, PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Montel Williams Show, Larry King Live and the BBC.
Canfield's most recent book, The Success Principles (2005), shares 64 principles that he claims can make people more successful. In 2006, he appeared in the DVD, "The Secret," and shared his insights on the Law of Attraction and tips for achieving success in personal and professional life.
Jack Canfield was born on August 19, 1944, in Fort Worth, TX. He is the son of Elmer and Ellen (a homemaker; maiden name, Taylor). He attended high school at Linsly Military Institute, Wheeling, WV, 1962. He went to college at Harvard University, B.A., 1966; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, M.Ed., 1973. Canfield married Judith Ohlbaum in 1971 (divorced, November 1976); he married Georgia Lee Noble on September 9, 1978 (divorced, December 1999); he married Inga Marie Mahoney on July 4, 2001; children: (first marriage) Oran, David, Kyle, Dania; (second marriage) Christopher Noble. He is a Democrat and a Christian, and his hobbies include tennis, travel, skiing, running, billiards, reading, and guitar.
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November 14, 2021
A touching, inspiring, helpful and engrossing book with 101 true life stories of invaluable lessons, the writers have learned from the dogs in their lives-who are not called man's best friend for nothing-anyone who has lived with dogs and opened up to their lives and loyalty will attest to this..
As a dog lover, who has from birth always had and lived with dogs, this was a book I could strongly relate to and enjoyed every minute of it.
Some of the stories made my heart sing and some I could relate to what I've observed in my own dogs such as the older dog running from bowl to bowl to make sure the newcomer could not eat from either one. Some are humorous-dogs often have senses of humour too Dealing also with every breed there is from Chihuahuas to Labrador and boxers and mastiffs.
Breathtaking stories of dogs saving their owners and their children from falling trees and crazed intruders, knowing beforehand from instruction what had to be done, Stories of how dogs took their owner through bereavement and surviving cancer and chemotherapy. some of these dogs prove how dogs have a strong spiritual dimension. Often these dogs are brought to us at the right time as if by divine intervention
A lot of these stories brought tears to my eyes. Tenderly written accounts of people losing their dogs to old age and illness (a sad fact of life that the lives of our dogs are only a fraction of ours) , tragic accidents. and in one case killed after rescuing it's owner from a bear.
Many of these true life tales are written by professional writers and journalists, but they are all moving and wonderful to read, and most of all indeed insuring 'chicken soup for the soul'.
As a dog lover, who has from birth always had and lived with dogs, this was a book I could strongly relate to and enjoyed every minute of it.
Some of the stories made my heart sing and some I could relate to what I've observed in my own dogs such as the older dog running from bowl to bowl to make sure the newcomer could not eat from either one. Some are humorous-dogs often have senses of humour too Dealing also with every breed there is from Chihuahuas to Labrador and boxers and mastiffs.
Breathtaking stories of dogs saving their owners and their children from falling trees and crazed intruders, knowing beforehand from instruction what had to be done, Stories of how dogs took their owner through bereavement and surviving cancer and chemotherapy. some of these dogs prove how dogs have a strong spiritual dimension. Often these dogs are brought to us at the right time as if by divine intervention
A lot of these stories brought tears to my eyes. Tenderly written accounts of people losing their dogs to old age and illness (a sad fact of life that the lives of our dogs are only a fraction of ours) , tragic accidents. and in one case killed after rescuing it's owner from a bear.
Many of these true life tales are written by professional writers and journalists, but they are all moving and wonderful to read, and most of all indeed insuring 'chicken soup for the soul'.
August 27, 2018
Příjemné, odpočinkové a krásné pro každého, kdo má rád psy.
October 14, 2020
Wonderful short stories to touch your heart
December 27, 2023
It’s dog stories for dog people. Not much risk of not liking it. I did forget I was reading it and had a hiatus of about 11.5 months but considering my year I am just glad I rounded back.
October 11, 2011
I knew this would be a great book based on the cover model, and I'm not talking about the one in the blue shirt here. That said, I don't think that cover model had a story in the book, as I only remember one bulldog mentioned as a childhood pet, so he must be there purely for eye candy.
This was the 2nd or 3rd Chicken Soup book I've read that dealt with dogs, and was a completely new set of stories. I didn't remember any of these from other books. In contrast to other Chicken Soup books, every entry here was a story. No poetry, letters, lists, etc., which made me enjoy it more, as it's different to keep a workout going at the gym while trying to interpet poetry or read a list of information. Of course, there were the usual comics, all of which were dog-related, and many of which reminded me of my own dog.
In terms of the stories, they were divided into chapters based on the lesson the dogs were teaching. There were plenty of happy stories, and probably an equal number of sad ones. Though the sad ones were often in the same chapters, I didn't find those chapters to be unbearable, as there were usually happy memories preceding the sad part.
Overall, a great collection of stories all about my favorite type of pet, and I was happy to see that there is a new volume of Chicken Soup dog stories out now or coming out soon.
This was the 2nd or 3rd Chicken Soup book I've read that dealt with dogs, and was a completely new set of stories. I didn't remember any of these from other books. In contrast to other Chicken Soup books, every entry here was a story. No poetry, letters, lists, etc., which made me enjoy it more, as it's different to keep a workout going at the gym while trying to interpet poetry or read a list of information. Of course, there were the usual comics, all of which were dog-related, and many of which reminded me of my own dog.
In terms of the stories, they were divided into chapters based on the lesson the dogs were teaching. There were plenty of happy stories, and probably an equal number of sad ones. Though the sad ones were often in the same chapters, I didn't find those chapters to be unbearable, as there were usually happy memories preceding the sad part.
Overall, a great collection of stories all about my favorite type of pet, and I was happy to see that there is a new volume of Chicken Soup dog stories out now or coming out soon.
February 28, 2017
I listened to this book many nights to put myself to sleep. There are many stories about people, and their dogs. Many sweeet stories about the loved between people and their pets. Some dogs saved lives. Dogs helped people get through difficult times. There were service dogs, who visited people in nursing homes and hospitals. There were dogs who found their homes, by showing up at their doors. This is a nice book of kind stories.
March 12, 2013
Tentunya ada banyak kisah di buku ini mengenai binatang favorit saya, yaitu anjing. Kebanyakan cerita sih bisa dibilang biasa saja, tetapi ada beberapa kisah yang sukses membuat saya terenyuh. Sangat cocok untuk para pecinta anjing. Betapa saya bersyukur saya menghabiskan masa kecil dengan mempunyai anjing piaraan di rumah, mengenal dan berinteraksi dengan mereka. You can learn a lot from them!
April 1, 2013
I would have given this 3.5 stars if I could. I enjoyed reading the stories about the dogs. It did seem like too many of the stories were about stray dogs that nobody wanted. I've read enough of the Chicken Soup books that I knew what to expect and I was not disappointed.
June 25, 2010
I really liked some of the stories in this book (like my pal Charmaine Hammond's on page 260), but being that I do a lot of animal advocacy work... I know of so many better more interesting stories.
February 6, 2011
Maybe I'm jaded, but this just didn't measure up to the earlier Chicken Soup's.
July 12, 2013
I thought this book was really good... a ton of great short stories for dog lovers!
November 15, 2014
this book made my tears streaming down my face.
i love my dogs and other dogs out there. this book, open my mind why dog really-really helpful for our life. :')
i love my dogs and other dogs out there. this book, open my mind why dog really-really helpful for our life. :')
October 26, 2014
heart warming and variety aplenty!
December 15, 2017
Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog readers like myself that love dog books and dogs will love this book with humorous, heartwarming, and inspiring stories about lessons our canine friends and family members have taught us.Accidents come in all shapes and sizes, like our faithful canine friends. Dog lovers share their stories about the valuable, heartwarming, and often funny, lessons they have learned from their loyal pets.
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November 30, 2018Awesome Stories!
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