"A memoir and elegy to the author's deceased dog, The Speckled Beauty"-- "Speck is not a good boy. He is a terrible boy, a defiant self-destructive, often malodorous boy, a grave robber and a screen-door muncher who spends his days playing chicken with the FedEx man, picking up livestock, and rolling in donkey manure, and his nights howling at the moon. He has been that way since the moment he appeared on the ridgeline behind Rick Bragg's house....

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is kidnapped.

Sam tries to help a friend with his newborn horse, but when the colt goes missing, Sam is the one who needs help--from the Phantom Stallion.

"Our pets are part of the family. For many they're as close as children; for some they may be our only children. And while most of us can expect that our children will outlive us, sadly, our pets almost never do. Losing a pet can be as difficult as losing any other family member; we grieve, we miss them, and, mostly, we want closure, to know that our furry, feathered, or scaled friends are okay, wherever they are. For years, animal communicator...

Sam helps a horse which she at first considers a wild mustang, but later she begins to suspect that it might have an owner.

"Meet Abe! He likes hockey and fishing. He also lost his pet dog. Abe is real and so are his experiences with death and grief. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--

This collection of quotations--heartfelt thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs and other original sources--by writers, leaders and legends captures the profound connection we share with our animal companions and also provides comfort for those who have lost a pet.