atricia’s first dog set her on a dog-lovin’ journey at age eight. For the next seventy-plus years, rarely has she been without a dog of her own. Whether meeting shy and sleek Bandi-Lune or feisty Gavroche Napoléon, readers will come to love the ten dogs in Patricia’s life and feel the heartbreak of their loss. As Patricia writes about her dogs’ deaths, she reveals a growing willingness to become stronger in her life, even in the most challenging situations.
Readers will discover how dogs can help them learn to listen better, trust and be trusted, nurture each other, and love with all their hearts. If you are a dog person, this book is for you. If you want to better understand someone who loves dogs––or if you are considering getting a dog yourself––then this book is for you. Or, if you know someone who loves dogs, share this book with them.
atricia Eagle’s lifetime of relationships with dogs reveals the clarity, strength, and wisdom she gained from them, even in the most challenging of situations, over seven decades. As Eagle recounts stories about becoming a more responsible dog owner and companion, and a better human, her dogs come alive, each with their own unique personality, from the feisty to the meek.
If you are a dog person, this book is for you. If you know someone who loves dogs, share this book with them. Or if you want to better understand someone who loves dogs––or if you are considering getting a dog yourself––read this book. Discover how dogs can change you and can help you learn to listen better, to trust and be trusted, to nurture with devotion, and to love with all your heart.
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A labor of love and practicality, Dog Love Stories: The Canines Who Changed Me by Patricia Eagle is a deftly crafted memoir with a purpose––to show anyone who has (or who aspires to have) a canine companion of their own how they can enrich the quality of their lives and the lives of their four-legged family members. Exceptionally well written, Dog Love Stories is informative, fascinating, ‘real world’ practical, and a fully engaging read from start to finish.
With each memory of a tugged leash, plumed tail, and welcoming bark and flap of the dog door, Dog Love Stories memorializes Eagle’s pets with humor and keen affection. A heartfelt memoir, the book entwines the joys and challenges of canine companionship with a story of personal evolution.
– Foreword Clarion Review
The sheer magnitude of Eagle’s narrative, its lessons, losses, and loves is brought to life by a candid, witty narrator whose lifetime of relationships with dogs changed her way of seeing and being in the world.
– Sharon Hope Fabriz, storyteller, editor, author of Circling Toward Home
Each of the dogs in the author’s life brought wisdom, companionship, and taught a different lesson. Written with the affection of the true dog lover, Dog Love Stories is a moving and insightful read
– Dr. Melinda McCall, author of Driving Home Naked: And Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian
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