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W.R. Pursche

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Bill Pursche lives in Virginia with his wife and son. They have two dogs, two rescued orphan horses, and a no-longer-feral cat. He splits his time between writing, painting, providing business advice, and doing whatever he can to help save and care for dogs and other animals. His writing has appeared in numerous publications and magazines, and many of his original "Canine Commandments" have been widely quoted and can be found all over the Internet. He donates 100% of the net proceeds of his book about life lessons from dogs Lessons To Live By: The Canine Commandments, to animal rescue groups and humane associations. With Michael Gabriele, he is also the author of The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K'Turia, a story about the discovery of the futu ...more

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	The Canine Commandments 4.26 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K'Turia by W.R. Pursche (Goodreads Author), Michael Gabriele 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Immanence (The Eternal Messiah #2) by W.R. Pursche (Goodreads Author), Michael Gabriele it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Changelings (War of the Fae, #1)

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“Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong.”
― W.R. Pursche, The Canine Commandments

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“Dogs don’t do this –they show you exactly how they feel and don’t try to mask it or make it out to be more than it is.”
― W.R. Pursche, The Canine Commandments

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“The Canine Commandments I. Accept others for who they are and love them unconditionally. II. Be loyal. III. No matter what happens, or how much someone is mad at you, run back and make friends. IV. Be happy with who you are. V. Live for today. VI. Go with the flow. VII. Life is the journey itself. VIII. Make the world a better place. IX. Have fun! X. Have everlasting and absolute faith.”
― W.R. Pursche, The Canine Commandments

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