Book: This Dog Will Change Your Life
Author: Elias Weiss Friedman
Pages: 304
This is my 167th read for the year
What Amazon Says:
Elias Friedman became known as The Dogist when he took thousands of photos of dogs and posted them online along with their unique dog stories. Even before he was The Dogist, though, he was a Dogist - a fervent dog lover, and an evangelist about the relationship between dogs and humans and the joy this bond bring us in the modern world. Over his decades of studying dogs and their people, Elias has arrived at a deceptively simple realization: Dogs make people's lives better by making people better. Dogs improve us. They save us. They give our lives greater meaning and fulfillment. They teach us to become the best versions of ourselves. They help us understand our own identities, deepend our relationships, and remind us of patience, purpose, and commitment. We constantly seek those things in our human life, but so many of the answers are already right in front of us, in our dogs. This book weaves together stories of the many dogs Elias has been lucky enough toknow, both in his personal life and while doing his Dogist work. Told in a light tone that does not shy away from more serious issues, this book charmingly explores the ways that dogs are not just our family and our friends but also irreplaceable beings capable of generating boundles slove and restoring balance to our lives. In an increasingly alienating and divisive world, there is one clear remedy: the one with 4 legs that rolls over for belly rubs. Dogs can change our lives, and this book might just change yours.
This books was really great. I follow The Dogist on Instagram and he just seems like an all around good human. His following is enormous. His love of dogs comes through on his Instagram page and in this book as he weaves his story with his own dog in with the countless he has met over the years. This book was well written and such a joy to read. Glad I read it.
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