Dogs are pretty smart. Though most of us dog owners already know that simple fact. In Bruce Miller’s The Science and Secrets of Dogs, dogs will reveal some of their clear-thinking methods, from sensing a chemical change in their owner’s body that might signify a...

J.P. Taylor’s The Story Behind the Eyes: Exploring the Interdependence of All Living Things tells readers that life on Earth survives through dependence, not independence. Taylor believes people have trained themselves to see all other life as separate pieces of existence when they actually function...

In Your Animal, Your Soul Mirror, Tammy Billups shares the connection between unresolved emotional pain in humans and behavioral reactions in animals. She argues that survival responses formed during early experiences continue shaping daily life long after the original harm disappears from conscious memory. Billups...

SOAP Notes: Irreverent Confessions of a Veterinary Technician by Frannie O'Callaghan is a candid and, at times, surprisingly moving memoir from behind the scenes of a veterinary clinic. O'Callaghan is a licensed vet tech with over a decade of experience, and she holds nothing back:...

In Dance While the Fire Burns, Deborah Ann Lucas traces a life marked by repeated upheavals as her childhood moves give way to adult years shaped by almost every conceivable calamity, and the ongoing presence of horses and art as the only stable parts of...

Few other pet species share our lives as intimately as dogs do. They can be trained to perform a huge variety of roles. But in exchange for their loyalty and devotion, we owe them compassionate care through each stage of life. This means not only...

For many people - myself included - the idea of having your own horse seems like a dream come true. But at the same time, the practical considerations of horse ownership present an overwhelming responsibility, especially if you have next to zero experience working with...

The Cat Owner's Guide to Health Emergencies by Dr. Gal Chivvis presents feline emergency care as a matter of owners' readiness, recognition, and timely action, explaining that cats often mask an illness until their health is impaired. Chivvis teaches us how a crisis will usually...

A Brief Letter of Love and Grief to the Cat I’ve Lost by Michael Koehn is about the part of his life he shared with his beloved Snowflake. He talks about how the death of Snowflake altered his understanding of attachment and loss. Koehn traces...

Clock Tower Falcons, written and illustrated by Susan Montgomery, follows a year in the life of a peregrine pair who have made the courthouse clock tower in a small Ohio town their home. The book begins with a view of the falcons’ spring flights as...