Soul of a Dog : Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm (Paperback)

from coppers

Finishing Soul of a Dog left me with a sense of sadness - I am always unhappy to have to say good-bye to Bedlam Farm. I find Jon Katz's stories to be both thought-provoking and honest and enjoy reading about the farm and its inhabitants. Soul of a Dog is not only a discussion of dogs' souls, thei...

from khiemstra631

Here's another book that I listened to rather than reading. As usual, Katz has a lot of good stories to tell about his dogs, his life, and the farm on which they live. His thesis seems to be whether dogs have souls. Alas, like many who have gone before him, he never manages to prove or disprove t...

from amaraduende

Yay, I think this one's about Rose!Well, it's a lot about Rose, but a lot about Jon's other farm animals, as well. It's great - we get to meet some of them, like Elvis and Mother, in greater detail than before, all as part of Jon's discussion about animals and souls.

from coppers

Finishing Soul of a Dog left me with a sense of sadness - I am always unhappy to have to say good-bye to Bedlam Farm. I find Jon Katz's stories to be both thought-provoking and honest and enjoy reading about the farm and its inhabitants. Soul of a Dog is not only a discussion of dogs' souls, thei...

from sriemann

Even though Jon Katz is known for being a dog book author, this book is mostly about other animals in his life, and the relationships that he has with them and they occasionally have with each other. (there's a chicken that gets along with a donkey, for instance) He ponders the question of whethe...