All You Need Is Love . . . and Pets: Inspiration from Our Four-Pawed Friends

By Katherine Furman

Whether you’re having a good morning, a bad day, or a sleepless night, your pets are there to make things better. With the exuberant wagging of a tail or the gentle nuzzle of a whiskered cheek, dogs and cats offer boundless love and compassion that brings immeasurable joy to our lives. All You Need Is Love . . . and Pets captures that unconditional love and unselfconscious joy that every pet lover understands: moments of perfect hilarity, total understanding, and uncomplicated adoration.
Every quotation in this collection has been carefully curated from the works of famous writers and thinkers, such as Nora Roberts and Francis Bacon; every anonymous adage attentively selected for its plain and simple truth. Each photograph illustrates how nothing enriches life quite like a pet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fall River Press
• Release date: Oct 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9781435170285

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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE!

Few things in this world are as pure as the love of a pet— and the love we feel for them. The joy a dog shows when you walk through the door can’t be faked, and it has no baggage. The comfort a cat gives when she curls up in your lap is just that, comfort for the sake of comfort. Pets are our unfailing friends, our chosen family members, the shoulders we cry on, and the bright spots on bad days. The love we give and the love we get from them are blessedly simple things in this complicated world.

The quotes, adages, and wit found in this collection honor these faithful companions and all the happiness they bring us. Every pet parent will relate to the slobber and sandpaper kisses, the muddy paw prints, and the fur-covered clothing celebrated on these pages. And even though pets don’t necessarily make it easier to do things like keep a tidy house or get out the door on time, they absolutely make them more fun.

This book also explores what we can learn from our furry companions: how to enjoy something as simple as a warm sunbeam or a long walk; how to love with all our hearts and without reservation; how to put everything else out of our thoughts and just play. Pets really do remind us that all we need is love—but some treats definitely don’t hurt.

IN ANCIENT TIMES, CATS WERE WORSHIPPED AS GODS; THEY HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THIS.

—TERRY PRATCHETT