Heartwarming and Compassionate Stories of Animal Love "This book is a loving tribute to all creatures, great and small." ―Tippi Hedren Filled with fascinating and heartwarming stories, this book details the power of animal love. Good deeds can be done by more than just humans! True tales of kindness. Random Acts of Kindness by Animals is packed with captivating stories, big and small, from simple acts of kindness, to grand gestures of compassion performed by various animals. Author and known speaker on animal-related issues, Stephanie LaLand has gathered a multitude of stories sure to fill your heart with happiness and hope. From dogs to dolphins, learn true stories of animal love, devotion, and bravery. Proof that human kindness is shared with animals. Anyone who’s had a pet knows there is something special about them. We see it in their eyes when they look at us affectionately or play with others or help someone in need. Animal behavior is interesting because in many ways, how they act and the things they do are similar to the way we care for each other. Animals are affectionate and smart creatures, and this book illustrates why kindness matters for us all. Inside, you’ll find: Inspiring animal stories of true animal love that will surprise you Examples of kindness and good deeds performed by our beloved animals Animal stories for adults and animal stories for children to teach instinctive behavioral connections between humans and animals If you liked Pawverbs for a Dog Lover’s Heart, You've Goat This, or Dogwinks, you’ll love Random Acts of Kindness by Animals.

Gathers stories about animals--including dogs, cats, gorillas, dolphins, bears, seagulls, rats, and pigs--who have performed acts of love and compassion

In the tradition of the bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series, Peaceful Kingdom speaks volumes of the compassion to be found within the animal kingdom. "Survival of the fittest is not always the case", says author Stephanie Laland. The truth lies closer to Eden, in a loving companionship between humans and animals. "While I was collecting material for a newspaper column, I was astonished by the diversity of the kindness stories I began to find. It wasn't just cats and dogs performing rescues and other loving acts, but dolphins and birds and even a pig". While the headlines across the world reported that Binti-Jua, a female gorilla, had saved a young boy who had fallen into her compound at the Brookfield Illinois Zoo, a mother cat named Scarlett also rescued her kittens from a burning building. As featured on Oprah, Scarlett saved her family, suffering severe burns and creating a media frenzy that prompted thousands of people to inquire about adopting her. Laland offers us hundreds of such anecdotes, as well as fascinating scientific facts about the inherent kindness of animals toward humans and one another. The stories range from the sweet and heart-warming to the overwhelming and surprising, including a tale about a canary who sacrificed her own life by relentlessly pecking at a neighbor's window because the bird's elderly owner had fallen down and could not get up. Also included are a resource guide to animal protection organizations and pet enthusiast groups worldwide, dozens of quotes from famous animal lovers, and hundreds of suggestions on what we can do to give something back to both pets and wildlife. Animal expert Laland has compiled a uniquely memorable andinspiring gift for animal lovers around the world.

This modern allegory inspires taking joyful steps to end hatred and violence. In the playful style of twelfth-century Japanese picture scrolls, Mayumi Oda's art depicts humans as animals who lose their way when their leaders become confused and drawn to violence. It is up to each individual—the frog who plants a garden, the cat who supports an elderly neighbor—to create a better world through simple acts of kindness. This timeless parable for readers of all ages expands upon the idea that we can all become agents of goodness and beauty. Winner of the 2016 Independent Publishers Gold Medal.

Animals can teach us a great deal about love and compassion. These true stories, following in the pawprints of Peaceful Kingdom: Random Acts of Kindness by Animals, are a testament to animals' courage, devotion, and selfless love and show us how their kindness can transform us in unexpected ways.

With vivid stories and entertaining anecdotes, Balcombe gives the human pedestal a strong shake while opening the door into the inner lives of the animals themselves.

Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.

"At the pet show, there are so many different types of pets. With dogs and cats, horses and chickens, hamsters and chinchillas--and many, many more--this book celebrates animal companions of all shapes and sizes"--

A New York Times Notable Book of 1994 Highly respected author, philosopher, and animal trainer Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, all written in her unique and poetic style. Through entertaining stories about cats, horses, an ornamental carp, a scorpion, and tortoises, Hearne focuses on how each of these various creatures experiences happiness in its own special way. She takes issue with Ludwig Wittgenstein on lions and language, discusses the naming of pets, and considers the process of mourning a loved dog's death.

If you are looking for a heart warming book to read, this is the book you will enjoy. Imagine a mother meeting the person who delivered a life saving liver to her daughter, even though they lived nearly 3000 km apart from each other. When a women is tired of the mental and physical abuse of her alcoholic husband, she travels from Boston to the mostly easterly city in North America, St. John's. Alone and destitute, she is taken in by a widow and her sons and cared for. A five year old girl, living in a small Labrador town, contracts tuberculosis, in the late 1950s. She is sent to a sanitarium to recover. She thinks she is going to a place to play in the 'sand' since the nickname for the institution is "The Sand." What she discovers is a far cry from what she had imagined. However, she receives kindness in a way unimaginable to her. Finally, a Santa is so caught up in delivering gifts to less fortunate children on Christmas Eve, that he forgets about time. Too late he realizes he didn't make it to the Sears catalogue outlet in time to pick up a special gift for his wife on Christmas Day. These are just a sample of the many stories that are in this book. Stories that have not been heard on social media before.