Family stories month

November 14, 10:29 PMDC Dogs ExaminerMichelle Critchell

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November is Family Stories Month and family stories run the gamut from hilarious to harrowing.  Family stories about me usually begin with some bedraggled critter I brought home or me knocking over a buffet table or a giant carafe of hot coffee.  I’m still not allowed to do the dishes when the good china is involved.  

Most of us have family stories about childhood pets and pet stories mark important times and memories.  Recently, a friend could not  remember a date, but said, “It was the year we got the cocker spaniel.”   I also know a grown man who gets teary-eyed every time he talks about the German shepherd he had as a kid.  

Family stories are told and retold and we have heard them all many times over.  But have you ever noticed that the laughter is often fresh for an old story?  And how many times after telling family stories do you say: “We should write a book!” As we gather for the holidays, it’s a good time to resurrect the family stories.   And maybe start on that memoir.

Below are collections of dog stories for your reading pleasure and holiday gifting:

  James Herriot's Dog Stories: Warm And Wonderful Stories About The Animals Herriot Loves Best  

byJames Herriot and Victor G. Ambrus (Paperback - Nov 14, 2006)

Bestseller from the beloved storyteller, Veterinarian James Herriot, contains fifty unforgettable, heartwarming tales about dogs great and small.

Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays

by Peg Kehret and Greg Farrar (Paperback - Mar 2003)
Stories of eight stray dogs that were adopted from animal shelters and went on to become service dogs, actors, and heroes.

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog 

by Ted Kerasote (Paperback - April 21, 2008)

Kerasote explores why the dog-human bond is so intense and how people and dogs communicate so readily with each other.

 Stories of Dogs and the Lives They Touch 

by Peggy Schaefer (Hardcover - Dec 2003)
Amazing stories of dogs who love unconditionally, who protect fearlessly, and who sometimes forget they are dogs.


 The Best Dog Stories    

by Paul D. Staudohar (Hardcover - Jun 1, 2007)
This anthology contains 23 great short stories about canine companions.