Animal Happiness Pa

Animal trainer, philosopher, and poet Vicki Hearne offers a treasure trove of animal anecdotes, focusing on the premise that in a time when suffering abounds it is vital to consider happiness and the diverse ways in which it is experienced. Written with Hearne's unique passion and wit, this is a book for the thinking trainer or animal lover-the reader who wants to discover the essence of each wonderful creature. Book jacket.

Vicki Hearne was an animal trainer for more than twenty-five years. The author of the widely praised Bandit: Dossier of a Dangerous Dog, she received a 1992 award for outstanding literary achievement from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.

New Introduction
Author's Introduction
Profiles
Parrots and Philosophers	p. 3
Too Much Leopard	p. 6
Honcho de Dedeaux	p. 9
English Riding, Western Style	p. 12
Love and Responsibility	p. 15
Living Jewels	p. 17
Four-Legged Therapist	p. 19
A Tom Sawyer of a Hound	p. 21
Horses Without Landscapes	p. 24
By a Frog's Own Light	p. 27
Justice in Venice Beach	p. 29
Beauty and Terror on the Wing	p. 31
Straight to the Heart	p. 33
Properly Pigheaded	p. 36
For a Song	p. 39
Max into Maximilian	p. 42
The Philosopher's Cat	p. 44
Companion Dog Excellent	p. 46
Ordinary Wonders	p. 49
A Prince Among Dogs	p. 52
Peppy the Wonder Horse	p. 55
The Nordic Nerd	p. 57
Far Fierce Hours and Sweet	p. 59
The Heart of an Aristocrat	p. 62
Scrapper, Who Died of a Broken Heart	p. 65
Sarah, Who Hated Holidays	p. 67
A Funny Sort of Water Dog	p. 70
A Distinct Impression of Diamonds	p. 73
The Dedication of Tortoises	p. 76
Lineages
The Airedale: A Case of Genial Fraud	p. 81
The Airedale's Criminal Past	p. 86
"Oyez a Beaumont"	p. 94
The Thoroughbred Mutt	p. 100
Beware of the Dog!	p. 106
What Is His Name?	p. 123
Advice
About Josephine Trainer	p. 141
Columns	p. 142
Possibilities
Wittgenstein's Lion	p. 167
The Case of the Disobedient Orangutans	p. 175
Why Dogs Bark at Mailmen	p. 197
Job's Animals: Reflections on the Sacred and the Ordinary	p. 218
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