Hersch Wilson

Dog Lessons

Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A collection of stories about the human-dog relationship. Drawing on his personal experience, the author explores the lessons that dogs can teach us about love, loyalty, courage, grief, and joyfully living in the present. Each chapter discusses a different lesson and its relevance to our own lives"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 206mm x 135mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781608688876
• ISBN-10: 1608688879
• Artikelnr.: 67132555

Autorenporträt

Hersch Wilson is an organizational consultant, pilot, former professional dancer, newspaper columnist, and volunteer firefighter. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Laurie; two daughters; and two dogs, a Great Pyrenees and a Chihuahua-terrier mix. HerschWilson.com

Inhaltsangabe

Writer’s Note
Introduction: Dog Spirit
Dog Lesson: On Love
Part 1: First Dog
Chapter 1: . . . And She Threw Up on My Shoes
Dog Lesson: Getting over poop
Chapter 2: Save the puppies!
Chapter 3: “Free Love”
Chapter 4: The legacy of Little Joe
Dog Lesson: Freedom
Chapter 5: Wildness
Dog Lesson: Wild at Heart
Chapter 6: When a Wild Place Disappears
Part 2: Philosophy of Dog
Chapter 7: The Great Horned Owl
Dog Lesson: How to not get into a fight (pay attention Alpha Males. . .)
Chapter 8: We live in a World of Sentience
Dog Lesson: the importance of touch
Chapter 9: A Dog’s Reality
Chapter 10: It’s not just about the Breed
Dog Lessons: The importance of Naps
Chapter 11: Loving Kindness
Chapter 12: What Happened to the Wallpaper?
Part 3: Living in wild country
Chapter 13: The Road to Santa Fe
Chapter 14: In the Wilderness
Dog Lesson: Keep it simple
Chapter 15: When your mom asks, is it a good idea to have a baby in the
wilderness with three dogs?
Dog Lesson: Masters of what is important.
Chapter 16: Zuni just wants to Run
Dog Lesson: Coyote fit
Chapter 17: Childhood is the kingdom where no one ever dies
Dog Lesson: Zoomies.
Part 4: He’s in the living room and he has something Big!
Chapter 18: Enjoy Chaos? Adopt Bernese Mountain Dog puppies.
Chapter 19: Let the dogs out, let the dogs in, let the dogs out, let the
dogs in.
Dog Lesson: Escaping
Chapter 20: “Good Nellie, Good Girl”
Dog Lesson: Calm human, calm dog
Chapter 21: Off Leash in the Mountains
Chapter 22: When an Old Dog dies
Dog Lesson: How to be old
Part 5: Wait. . .We have a Chihuahua?
Chapter 23: No Little Dog is going to Win my Heart. . .
Chapter 24: Rescuing Maisie
Dog Lesson: Get down on your belly and investigate the tall grass.
Chapter 25: We lied about never getting another Big Dog
Chapter 26: When a Dire Wolf runs across a golf course
Dog Lesson: Resilience
Chapter 27: Maisie and Toby vs the Coyotes
Dog Lesson: Bravery
Part 6: Final Lessons
Chapter 28: The Trial of the Pig
Chapter 29: Dogs of Ukraine
Chapter 30: Walking in the Universe
Dog Lesson: When there is nothing to do, it’s okay to do nothing.
Chapter 31: The Whole Entire World is a very narrow Bridge. Cross it with a
Dog.
Acknowledgments