{"product_id":"soul-dog-a-memoir-of-spirit-smarts-and-love-9798998706004","title":"Soul Dog: A Memoir of Spirit, Smarts, and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne Sunday when she was a child, Elisabeth Rose asked her pastor why animals don't go to heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe said, \"They don't have souls.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"How do you know?\" she replied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe said, \"Because they can't reason.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Does that mean,\" she asked, \"that severely brain-damaged people don't have souls either?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Of course they do!\" he said, and turned his back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pivotal confrontation launched Rose on a lifelong quest to explore the inner lives of the animals she loved. Did they really think, feel, and behave in ways that add up to a consciousness similar to our own or was that just wishful thinking? And if we're similar, do we all have souls?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter bonding with dogs, birds, and a cranky horse, Rose falls for a timid border collie named Kierney. She brings her home and loves her like her own child. Although Kierney proves extraordinarily smart, she suffers terrifying lapses of sanity. Professionals say she'll always be dangerous. When Rose becomes pregnant with her first baby, the clock starts ticking, and she must fight to save her wondrous dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you were fascinated by Dr. Irene Pepperberg and Alex, Dr. John Pilley and Chaser, and Alexis Devine and Bunny, you will love joining Rose on her obsessive quest to unlock the hidden hearts of animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortrayed with passion, insight, and reckless love, the characters of \u003cem\u003eSoul Dog\u003c\/em\u003e race off the page and into your heart. Will Kierney be saved from her demons in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e High Drive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998706004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Elisabeth Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52715517870261,"sku":"9798998706004","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/soul-dog-a-memoir-of-spirit-smarts-and-love-9798998706004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}