Explores the long and varied history of the dog in human cultures across the world and celebrates the very special place that this enigmatic creature holds in our hearts In The Spirit of the Dog, animal expert Tamsin Pickeral and award-winning photographer Astrid Harrisson come together to celebrate the beauty and diversity of this magnificent animal. Discover the vital role that dogs have played throughout history; trace the development of the most striking and significant breeds; and learn, too, the intriguing tales of breeds that have almost been forgotten. Uniquely and sumptuously illustrated with Harrisson's sensitive and striking photography alongside other carefully chosen works of art from around the globe, this book reveals the full, fascinating story of dogs through the ages and their special relationship with humankind. In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man. -- Maurice Maeterlinck

Learn to use simple shamanic energy medicine to take the energetic and emotional temperature of your dog.

This story continues where "Spirit Dogs: Heroes In Heaven" left off, with Ivan in dog heaven, fraught with despair at being separated from his beloved Sarah -- until he is put in charge of five new arrivals and discovers that he can visit Sarah whenever he chooses. Thus begins Ivan's adventure as a leader of a group and a huge sense of self-doubt that causes him to be sent on a dangerous mission. The group's purpose, together, is to discover what it means to be a "whole dog", what they learned in their previous lives and what they still need to learn in order to become "whole". The group consists of Beauregard, an arrogant show Poodle; Murphy, a timid, shivering Spaniel-mix; Jolly, a big, white family pet; Carl, a Lhasa Apso who lived with a pair of psychoanalysts near Central Park; and Stealth, a fighting pit-bull terrier.

This heart warming tale takes an intimate look at the late life and end of life relationship, in the human-canine bond as it confronts the heart wrenching issue of when to put a pet to sleep. Readers who grieve over the loss of their pet will relate to Miss Sarah's story and in the end, they too will believe.

An exploration of animal spirituality and the ability of animals to communicate with humans even in the afterlife • 2019 Coalition of Visionary Resources Gold Award and Industry Choice and Peoples Choice Award • Chronicles the author’s profound relationship with her dog, Brio, his ability to read her mind and emotions, and the messages she received from him after his death • Shares the author’s research with animal communicators, psychics, and scientists specializing in animal intelligence such as Rupert Sheldrake • Explores animals’ thoughts and feelings, interspecies communication and telepathy, animal souls and the afterlife, and animal reincarnation • Paper with French flaps Looking for companionship after a near-fatal car crash, Elena Mannes, an award-winning television journalist and producer, decided to get her first dog. But what she found with her dog Brio shook the foundations of her physical and spiritual worlds, sending her on a quest to discover the nature of his spiritual origins and to contemplate and seek out the possibility of interspecies communication--even after death. Soon after bringing her puppy home, Mannes realized that the master-companion relationship would not be possible with Brio, who quickly showed that he had a mind--and a spirit--of his own. A healer Mannes visited immediately focused on Brio, exclaiming that he was an old soul. Mannes’s growing curiosity about the intelligence, emotions, and consciousness of Brio and other dogs led her to contact an animal psychic in California who described, with amazing accuracy, Brio’s favorite walks and the author’s apartment from the dog’s point of view. Motivated by her experience, Mannes produced a filmed segment with Diane Sawyer featuring the same psychic, who described Sawyer’s country house and her dog’s favorite spots in the yard. Mannes’s skeptical journalist background compelled her to investigate further. She delved into the world of animal communicators, psychics, and scientists studying animal intelligence, including Rupert Sheldrake, to find answers to her multiplying questions: Do animals have thoughts and feelings? Consciousness? Souls? Is interspecies communication possible? Can animals reincarnate? Spanning the entire life and afterlife of Brio, including his last days and his messages to the author after he passed on, this book also explores Mannes’ investigations into the spiritual life of animals, offering a new understanding of the unbreakable bond between humans and animals. Mannes invites readers to move beyond the owner-pet relationship and shows us how to see animals as thinking, feeling, spiritual beings whose connections with us extend far beyond life and death.

Collection of short stories relating spiritual experiences and lessons while walking with dogs.

This wonderfully unique collaboration brings together two masters of their fields, joining original words by spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle with delightful illustrations by Patrick McDonnell, the creator of the acclaimed comic strip MUTTS. Every heartwarming page provokes thought, insight, and smiling reverence for all beings and each moment. More than a collection of witty and charming drawings, the marriage of Patrick McDonnell's art and Eckhart Tolle's words conveys a profound love of nature, of animals, of humans, of all life-forms. Guardians of Being celebrates and reminds us of not only the oneness of all life but also the wonder and joy to be found in the present moment, amid the beauty we sometimes forget to notice all around us.