The Ten Perfections: Spiritual Lessons from a Life with Dogs

Our dogs, our teachers.

At eight years old, Ellen Finnie got her first puppy-and her first life lesson. Years later, Ellen reflects on her lifetime of loving dogs, and what they have taught her through their steadfast love, compassion, and companionship.

Through touching stories, she relates each of her ten dogs to one of the ten Buddhist qualities of the heart-known as the Ten Perfections-identifying the ways they have helped her bushwhack a path to happiness as trusted companions for life's...