What Dogs Teach Us...: Life's Lessons Learned from Our Best Friends [Hardcover]

Glenn Dromgoole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Dogs are our best friends for a number of reasons. Chief among them is their passion for the joys and simplicities of life that we humans so rarely achieve. What Dogs Teach Us is a colorful and charming little guide to life's lessons from the unassuming viewpoint of our canine companions. We can all become better friends to one another by applying this inherent wisdom and canine nature to our own lives and circumstances.

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About the Author

Glenn Dromgoole is a 30-year veteran editor and reporter. He currently lives in TX with his two dogs, Pola and Honey, who continue to teach him daily.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 111 pages
• Publisher: Willow Creek Press (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572232684
• ISBN-13: 978-1572232686
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent gift for the dog lover friend or family member, October 26, 1999

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M. Hardee "MHardee" (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Dogs Teach Us...: Life's Lessons Learned from Our Best Friends (Hardcover)

This picture and saying book captures the heart and soul of all dogs everywhere, from the most carefree puppy to the most loyal senior canine citizen. It reminds us to not take life so seriously in our hectic world, and enjoy the basic and mundane of life, for that is where joy is truly found. It reminds us of the most common courtesies often forgotten in this man-eat-man world. All life's lessons can be learned from a dog, and they are in here, in some of the most poignant, beautiful, and joyful pictures I have yet seen of our beloved dogs. Worth it as a gift for yourself, your friends, your family.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A clever, smile-provoking look at life through canine eyes., October 1, 1999

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This review is from: What Dogs Teach Us...: Life's Lessons Learned from Our Best Friends (Hardcover)

Read this book only around fellow animal lovers, as grouchy non-animal lovers may be disgusted by your "oohs" and "awwwws" and outright guffaws. The book is a series of photos with one-liners such as "Keep a cheerful outlook" and "Laptop dogs make better companions than laptop computers." The pictures alone are worth the money, but the combination of the photos and the sayings will make you laugh, think and feel everything from pride to joy. A wonderful little pick-me-up or a nice treat to leave on the coffee table for visitors. Animal-loving visitors, that is. :)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars K-9 simplicity, December 5, 2001

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Denise Bentley "Kelsana" (The California Redwoods) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: What Dogs Teach Us...: Life's Lessons Learned from Our Best Friends (Hardcover)

A delightful pictorial of how dogs of all ages and breeds can teach us the basic and simple lessons in life. Each picture is accompanied by a telling phrase that gets the message across. The table of contents includes such subjects as Health, Self Esteem, and Day-to-Day living. In the end the author sums it up with a smiling golden lab with a lolling yet perfect pink tongue, below him is the inscription, "Life is, on the whole, pretty doggone good". That just about says it all.

I found myself enjoying the pictures as well as the wisdom imparted. It is a book I am able to pick up again and again. My favorites being the chocolate lab puppies. This is a cute book for the dog lover in your family. Kelsana 12/05/01