If you have read all of James Herriot
’s books about the life of an English country veterinarian you
might wish to explore some other titles here at the library.
If you have read all of James Herriot’s books about the life of an English country veterinarian you might wish to explore some other titles here at the library.
In My Life In Dog Years Gary Paulsen shares the stories of the dogs who enriched his life and of one dog, Cookie, without whom he would not be alive today.
Buck Brannaman, a real life horse whisperer, whose life provided much of the material for the book and the movie, The Horse Whisperer, shows how to live your life in harmony with both horses and mankind.
The essays and photographs of The Bond: People And Their Animals by Roger A. Caras represent a wide diversity of famous people who lives have been enriched by the animals they have known. The animals range from the more commonplace like dogs and cats to Tippi Hedren’s African bull elephant Tinbo.
Hester Mundis has collected many stories for Heart Songs for Animal Lovers: True Stories of Devotion, Courage, and Love. Hester lost her heart to an orphaned baby chimpanzee named Boris that she found in a less than reputable New York pet shop.
“In one magic moment, he threw his arms around my neck, thoroughly wet my coat, and though I did not know it then, totally annihilated a life-time of rationality and logic,” she wrote.
Elizabeth Hess chronicles the lives of those who care for lost and abandoned animals in Lost And Found: Dogs, Cats, And Everday Heroes At A Country Animal Shelter.
Massage therapist Anthony Guglielmo began his career in animal massage with a horse, but that was only the beginning. His patients include Nuka, a 1,800 pound walrus; Molly and Josephine, two elderly dophins and Rudy, a humpbacked penguin among others. To follow his career read, The Walrus On My Table: Touching True Stories Of Animal Healing.
Allen M. Schoen has written Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans And Animals Can Change The Way We Live. Schoen, a veterinarian, travels the world helping both humans and their animal friends lead happier and healthier lives.
In Dark Horses And Black Beauties Melissa Holbrook Pierson speculates on that special bond between women and horses.
