Dog Lessons: Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends
A heartwarming meditation on the powerful presence of dogs in our lives and the transformative lessons they can teach us about love, loyalty, grief, and more

“When in doubt, walk your dog” is the first of many valuable maxims in Dog Lessons, a heartfelt reflection on what dogs can teach us when we open ourselves to listen and learn. After sixty-plus years living and working with dogs, Hersch Wilson shares self-deprecating stories and lighthearted musings on a life filled with fur-covered furniture, unexplained messes, and destroyed property. The resulting compendium of dog wisdom — from universal values like loyalty and curiosity to practical lessons on napping, playing, and avoiding a serious fight — is not only poignant but eminently good advice.

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Dog Lessons: Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends
A heartwarming meditation on the powerful presence of dogs in our lives and the transformative lessons they can teach us about love, loyalty, grief, and more

“When in doubt, walk your dog” is the first of many valuable maxims in Dog Lessons, a heartfelt reflection on what dogs can teach us when we open ourselves to listen and learn. After sixty-plus years living and working with dogs, Hersch Wilson shares self-deprecating stories and lighthearted musings on a life filled with fur-covered furniture, unexplained messes, and destroyed property. The resulting compendium of dog wisdom — from universal values like loyalty and curiosity to practical lessons on napping, playing, and avoiding a serious fight — is not only poignant but eminently good advice.

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Dog Lessons: Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends

Dog Lessons: Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends

by Hersch Wilson
Dog Lessons: Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends

Dog Lessons: Learning the Important Stuff from Our Best Friends

by Hersch Wilson

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A heartwarming meditation on the powerful presence of dogs in our lives and the transformative lessons they can teach us about love, loyalty, grief, and more

“When in doubt, walk your dog” is the first of many valuable maxims in Dog Lessons, a heartfelt reflection on what dogs can teach us when we open ourselves to listen and learn. After sixty-plus years living and working with dogs, Hersch Wilson shares self-deprecating stories and lighthearted musings on a life filled with fur-covered furniture, unexplained messes, and destroyed property. The resulting compendium of dog wisdom — from universal values like loyalty and curiosity to practical lessons on napping, playing, and avoiding a serious fight — is not only poignant but eminently good advice.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608688876
Publisher: New World Library
Publication date: 09/05/2023
Pages: 288
Sales rank: 622,084
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Hersch Wilson is an organizational consultant, pilot, former professional dancer, newspaper columnist, and volunteer firefighter. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Laurie; two daughters; and two dogs, a Great Pyrenees and a Chihuahua-terrier mix.

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Table of Contents

Writer’s Note

Introduction: Dog Spirit

Dog Lesson: On Love

Part 1: First Dog

Chapter 1: . . . And She Threw Up on My Shoes

Dog Lesson: Getting over poop

Chapter 2: Save the puppies!

Chapter 3: “Free Love”

Chapter 4: The legacy of Little Joe

Dog Lesson: Freedom

Chapter 5: Wildness

Dog Lesson: Wild at Heart

Chapter 6: When a Wild Place Disappears

Part 2: Philosophy of Dog

Chapter 7: The Great Horned Owl

Dog Lesson: How to not get into a fight (pay attention Alpha Males. . .)

Chapter 8: We live in a World of Sentience

Dog Lesson: the importance of touch

Chapter 9: A Dog’s Reality

Chapter 10: It’s not just about the Breed

Dog Lessons: The importance of Naps

Chapter 11: Loving Kindness

Chapter 12: What Happened to the Wallpaper?

Part 3: Living in wild country

Chapter 13: The Road to Santa Fe

Chapter 14: In the Wilderness

Dog Lesson: Keep it simple

Chapter 15: When your mom asks, is it a good idea to have a baby in the wilderness with three dogs?

Dog Lesson: Masters of what is important.

Chapter 16: Zuni just wants to Run

Dog Lesson: Coyote fit

Chapter 17: Childhood is the kingdom where no one ever dies

Dog Lesson: Zoomies.

Part 4: He’s in the living room and he has something Big!

Chapter 18: Enjoy Chaos? Adopt Bernese Mountain Dog puppies.

Chapter 19: Let the dogs out, let the dogs in, let the dogs out, let the dogs in.

Dog Lesson: Escaping

Chapter 20: “Good Nellie, Good Girl”

Dog Lesson: Calm human, calm dog

Chapter 21: Off Leash in the Mountains

Chapter 22: When an Old Dog dies

Dog Lesson: How to be old

Part 5: Wait. . .We have a Chihuahua?

Chapter 23: No Little Dog is going to Win my Heart. . .

Chapter 24: Rescuing Maisie

Dog Lesson: Get down on your belly and investigate the tall grass.

Chapter 25: We lied about never getting another Big Dog

Chapter 26: When a Dire Wolf runs across a golf course

Dog Lesson: Resilience

Chapter 27: Maisie and Toby vs the Coyotes

Dog Lesson: Bravery

Part 6: Final Lessons

Chapter 28: The Trial of the Pig

Chapter 29: Dogs of Ukraine

Chapter 30: Walking in the Universe

Dog Lesson: When there is nothing to do, it’s okay to do nothing.

Chapter 31: The Whole Entire World is a very narrow Bridge. Cross it with a Dog.

Acknowledgments

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