In Lessons My Dog Taught Me, Dennis Vogel shares the antics and learning that has come from caring for a tenacious Mini Bull Terrier over the course of fourteen years. What started as a realization of the daily joy that this dog had brought to his life, was eventually revealed to be a deeper set of life lessons. Learning to live a happy and fulfilling life doesn’t require a PhD, or trip to a (human) psychotherapist. While you probably shouldn’t rely on a talking dog for important advice, our canine friends can still help us learn how to:
- Live in the moment
- Free ourselves of much of life’s anxiety
- Find joy in simple things
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