Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
1 On Love
Delayed Delivery Cathy Miller 3
Becky and the Wolf Penny Porter 8
Friends Karen Del Tufo 14
When Snowball Melted Bonnie Compton Hanson 16
Heartstrings Susan Race 19
A Different Kind of Angel Penny Porter 22
Home Joe Kirkup 28
Innocent Homeless Lori S. Mohr 32
Priorities Terri Crisp Samantha Glen 37
Pepper's Place Dawn Uittenbogaard 43
2 Pets as Teachers
The Gift of Subira Bettie B. Youngs 50
The Joy of the Run W. W. Meade 56
Summer of the Raccoons Fred Bauer 61
Things We Can Learn from a Dog Joy Nordquist 67
Birds, Bees and Guppies Erma Bombeck 69
The Star of the Rodeo Larry Paul Kline 71
Life Lessons from Lovebirds Vickie Lynne Agee 74
3 Pets as Healers
The Gift of Courage Roxanne Willems Snopek Raht 78
Saddle Therapy Sherri Perkins Bill Holton 82
Kitty Magic Lynn A. Kerman 86
The Golden Years Yvonne A. Martell 91
Swimming with Dolphins Roberta (Rusty) VanSickle 93
There's a Squirrel in My Coffee! Bill Goss 99
Finders Keepers Leona Campbell 102
Seeing Kathe Neyer 106
Guardian Angels Richard Wolkomir 109
A Real Charmer Lynne Layton Zielinski 114
Socks Steve Smith 118
Jenny and Brucie Cerie L. Couture 121
An Extra Ten Minutes Mary Marcdante 125
4 Celebrating the Bond
The Rescue Terri Crisp Samantha Glen 130
Lucky to Be Alive Christine E. Belleris 137
Dog of War Joe Kirkup 140
Turkeys Bailey White 145
Tiny and the Oak Tree Dennis K. McIntosh 149
The Captain David E. Sykes 152
The Woman Who Took Chickens Under Her Wing Earl Holliman 157
Miracles Do Happen Paul H. King 160
Darlene Sara (Robinson) Mark 164
The Little Dog That Nobody Wanted Jan K. Stewart Bass 166
5 Amazing Animals
Buffalo Games Gary Paulsen 173
Doctola Herbert J. (Reb) Rebhan 175
A Mother's Love David Giannelli 181
Daughter of Sunshine Carol Kline 186
The Eyes of Tex Honzie L. Rodgers 189
The Christmas Mouse Diane M. Smith 192
Juneau's Official Greeter Roberta Sandler 196
Simon Rosamond M. Young 199
6 On Companionship
The Ugly Pupling Angel Di Benedetto 206
Babblers Anonymous Kathleen M. Muldoon 210
A Damaged Dog Roma Ihnatowycz 214
A French Cat Jean Brody 218
Barney Gregg Bassett 220
Mousekeeping Faith McNulty 223
The Cat and the Grizzly Dave Siddon Jane Martin 227
Fine Animal Gorilla Francine (Penny) Patterson 230
7 Saying Good-Bye
The Price of Love Fred Bauer 237
Forever Rocky S. C. Edwards 243
The Lone Duck Marion Bond West 245
With These Hands Marty Becker 250
Soul to Soul Carolyn Butler Laurel Lagoni 254
The Rainbow Bridge Paul C. Dahm 261
That Dog Disguise Isn't Fooling Anyone Jennifer Warnes Shawnacy Kiker 263
Rites of Passage Robin Downing 269
Saying Good-Bye Carol Kline 271
Toto's Last Christmas Janet Foley 274
8 Petcetera
Good Neighbors Marion Bond West 279
The Cat and the Cat Burglar Laya Schaetzel-Hawthorne 285
Sing We Noel Toni Fulco 288
Marty Had a Little Lamb Marty Becker 291
The Ice Breaker Diane Williamson 293
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Susan F. Roman 295
The Legacy Jeff Werber 297
The Truth About Annie Judy Doyle 299
A Vet's Wages George Baker 303
Who Is Jack Canfield? 306
Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 307
Who Is Marty Becker? 308
Who Is Carol Kline? 309
Contributors 310
Permissions 318
