Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog: 101 Tales of Canine Companionship

by Amy Newmark

The magic of dogs! They keep company, provide unconditional love, share in the ups and downs of our lives and make every day an adventure.How do dogs do it? They brighten our days, act as our therapists, and become our best friends—without saying one word. They just plain get us, too, in a surprisingly human way. And during the COVID-19 pandemic they rose to the occasion and transformed our stay-at-home experiences.  You’ll find yourself laughing a lot, tearing up at times, and nodding your head in recognition as you read these tales about the magical experience of sharing life with a dog. From hilarious to heroic, mischievous to miraculous, and everything in between, you’ll enjoy a wide variety of entertaining stories in these ten   • Clever Canines  • Learning to Love the Dog  • Our Protectors  • Life Lessons from the Dog  • My Very Good, Very Bad Dog  • Changed by the Dog  • Four-Legged Friends  • And Dog Makes Family  • Grieving & Recovery  • On the Road  And your purchase of this book will help support the important work of American Humane, creating a better life for dogs everywhere.  Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA and each book includes stories from as diverse a group of writers as possible. Chicken Soup for the Soul solicits and publishes stories from the LGBTQ community and from people of all ethnicities, nationalities, and religions.

Genres: Nonfiction, Short Stories, Animals

365 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 7, 2021

About the author

Amy Newmark is the bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. Since 2008, she has published 191 new Chicken Soup for the Soul titles, most of them national bestsellers in the U.S. and Canada, more than doubling the number of Chicken Soup for the Soul titles in print today.

Amy is credited with revitalizing the Chicken Soup for the Soul brand, which has been a publishing industry phenomenon since the first book came out in 1993. By compiling inspirational and aspirational true stories curated from ordinary people who have had extraordinary experiences, Amy has kept the thirty-year-old Chicken Soup for the Soul brand fresh and relevant.

Follow Amy on Twitter @amynewmark. Listen to her free podcast, The Chicken Soup for the Soul Podcast, on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, the Podcasts app on iPhone, or by using your favorite podcast app on other devices.

Reviews

[Cupcakes & Machetes · Rating 4 out of 5]

My aunt purchased this book for me as a birthday present just two short months following the death of my beloved dog, Ozzy. My husband wisely said that I should probably wait a little while before I attempted to read this. So, I waited until around June/July before I took it to work as a lunch book.

It was the perfect lunch book in the fact that, the essays are only a couple of pages long. You could gobble 4-5 essays easily while taking a break.

Some stories are fun and quirky. Others bring a tear to your eye and get you all choked up when you’re supposed to go back out and deal with the public shortly. All of them remind you about why dogs are so awesome.

I would definitely recommend this one to dog lovers.

[Robyn Helsel · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the things I like about the Chicken Soup for the Soul series is that they are short stories and when I can't seem to get back to the book, I don't have to worry about remembering what happened before. ;-) I started reading this when my dad was in nursing home health care, sometimes I would read aloud and other times while he slept I would read silently. Lots of cute little stories that I could relate to even if our dog was not the same breed as the stories were about. I liked the book.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books so much. The short stories were perfect to read to my son!

[Debbie Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book from Chicken Soup for the Soul. 101 tales of canine companionship that won't let you down. If you are a dog lover, this is a good read. The stories are all written by different individuals and about things only they could have experienced with their dogs. True love shines through in the individual stories. Good way to start the year 2022......

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book. Dogs are truly mans best friend.

[Luann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thumbs up for the latest edition in the Chicken Soup for the Soul dog books! Several pandemic stories are included that will truly warm your heart.

[Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun collection of stories all about man's best friend and how they fill so many roles in our lives--their sensitivity, their loyalty, their sweetness, their goofiness, their intelligence.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short tales of dog behaviors; some will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and some will just make you say, "That's amazing!"

[Jennifer Peters · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute stories that were very relatable at times if you own dogs

[Kelli Shipley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always love a CSFS book with its quick stories. And yo that my love of dogs, well animals in general, and you have a great read.