Authors: Lowell D. Streiker, Ron Rush
ISBN-13: 9781577790662, ISBN-10: 1577790669
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Alpine Publications, Incorporated
Date Published: October 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This charming, charismatic book contains a collection of stories that highlight the symbiotic relationships between a married couple and their animals dogs, cats, and horses and how they benefited, cherished, and rescued each other. Written in a warm and humorous style, it will tug at every pet lover s emotions. Lowell D. Streiker, Ph.D., is an inspirational humorist, speaker and author. His book, An Encyclopedia of Humor, has been the best selling trade publication in the history of Hendrickson Publishers. Ron Rush s artwork has been published in numerous periodicals. He also served as editor and publisher of The Beacon and WabGab publications.
Foreword iv |
Introduction 1 |
Cuddles the Dancer 7 |
Cuddles the Traveler 11 |
Gus the Lover 14 |
Gus Speaks ! 23 |
Cuddles and Gus on |
Gull Avenue 24 |
The Healing of Gus 30 |
Duffy the Protector 34 |
Duffy and Katie in Pacifica 36 |
Dog Intelligence? 37 |
Katie Goes Underground 40 |
Hold Your Horses! 44 |
Stormy and Rags |
Go to College 51 |
Today Was Not Fun! 54 |
Rags Meets the |
Horse Whisperer 56 |
Are Horses Expensive? 58 |
Are Horses Stupid? 59 |
Purr the Empress, |
Leapin Lizard! 60 |
Rizzi the Charismatic 63 |
Rizzi Goes to School 71 |
Rizzi the Gourmet 73 |
Fetch 74 |
Here, Barky, Barky! 77 |
Come! 80 |
In Memoriam 82 |
Shayla and Friends |
Attend a Funeral 82 |
After Reading About Shayla 85 |
Rainbow Bridge 88 |
The Grief of Pet Loss 89 |
With Us Always 91 |
Up to Date 98 |
The New Kids 99 |
And Then There Were Five! 102 |
Welcome, Lily the Affable. |
Live Long and Prosper! 103 |
Afterword: The Human/Companion Animal Bond 104 |
Also by Lowell D. Streiker 106 |