I absolutely loved reading The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill. I wanted to move to Virginia immediately and buy a farm. The Smith family had horses, dogs, cats and an Angus steer named Pork Chop that the family calls Daddy’s cow. Brad meets Nancy at...

The Equine Legacy: How Horses, Mules, and Donkeys Shaped America by C.S. Purdy is a historical look at the life of horses and other equines in America primarily during the 19th and 20th centuries. Purdy has a light style that’s easy to read and allows...

Bananaramas, now there’s a tongue twister. Sound tasty? Well, ask Kirby, or make them for your favorite pooch and ask him or her. It’s a dog treat and it is made with healthy, wholesome and very natural, fresh ingredients: oat flour, brown rice flour, egg,...

The Teachings of Shirelle is a memoir by Douglas Green that recounts his life as a young, single man while raising Shirelle, a husky-mix rescued from a kill shelter in California. Douglas describes the trials and joys of guardianship to a wonder-filled creature who stole...

In a truly lovely story of the power of the human/animal connection, The Story of Figaro: The Story of My Real Black Stallion by author Laura Luszczek is a wonderful telling of a story that will, in turns, have readers laughing, crying, and with hearts...

Who would have thought that a dog would enjoy eating lemons? In spite of the mouth-puckering sensation, would any dog actually want to go back for more? Who would have thought that a dog would make missiles out of rolled socks, throwing them into the...

The Bleaklisted Books (A Feline Central Book) is written by David M. Brown and Donna Brown. Charlie is an egoist cat who thinks he’s the powerful feline version of Napoleon Bonaparte. He has written his own brief versions of some of the most popular classic...

The Practice of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Innovative Modality for Facilitating Mental Wellness by Lynn J. Piper, Ph.D. is a book with an educational and informative theme of Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy. The book guides mental health professionals in practicing Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy (AAP). The book is useful for...

If you have a dog to train, consider picking up a copy of Think Like Your Dog and Enjoy the Rewards by Dianna Young and Robert Mottram. The premise of the book is that dogs are distinctly different from humans in their genetic make-up and...

Tales of a Rookie Rancher Volume 2 by Robert B. Hamilton is an interesting book about the experiences of the author living on a farm with his family. He is content with cleaning the stalls, spreading the manure in the garden, and giving the evening's...