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October 10, 2009

ANNOUNCING:

TWO BRAND NEW CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL RELEASES!!!

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog

Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat

Diamond, editor-in-chief

of Animal Fair magazine

and pet lifestyle expert says

" It's a real-life, dog-lovers

Holy Grail! "

Dog of the Month

Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.

~ Shakespeare

Frantic barking mingled with the thud-and-jangle of bodies hitting

kennel doors, as we walked the aisles of our third animal shelter of the day. My

husband Dave studied each dog, taking his time. I withdrew inside myself, sobs

just a breath away.

Normally, these eager faces would've moved me, but my heart had

turned to stone. Today, I could only think... is dead. All these dogs,

and her sweet face nowhere among them.

had entered our lives at nine months, and we were her third

owners. A small Collie mix with infinite good-natured energy, she'd just been

much too much of an exuberant dog for their smaller homes, but we'd loved her on

sight.

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