Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul (46 page)

Shari Smyth
is a religious-education teacher and storyteller. She is a contributing editor of
Guideposts
magazine and writes regularly for the devotional book,
Daily Guideposts.
She has also been published in
Reader’s Digest, Yankee
magazine,
Happiness
magazine and numerous Christian publications such as the
Lookout
and
WITH.
Shari and her husband, Whitney, have four grown children. The nest, however, is lively and full with three dogs, three cats and cats’ friends who hang out on the front porch. She can be reached at 557 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Kingston Springs, TN 37082.

Ron St. James, L.C.S. W., A.C.S. W.,
was educated in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He is married, the father of two wonderful daughters and is a clinical social work supervisor in Maine. Since 1973, he has been owned by a succession of droops of basset hounds. He can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].

Renée Sunday
lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband of twenty-four years and their two children (Timothy, eighteen and Kimberly, five). She is a mortgage loan originator for First American National Bank. Dolly is now twelve years old and getting on in age for a cockatiel. She loves to have her head scratched and she can still let out that wolf whistle!

Joan Sutula
writes poetry, essays and fiction. Her work has appeared in
Lyrical
Iowa, Capper,
and numerous anthologies, and she has taken first-place awards in state and national poetry societies. She and her husband, Joe, have four children, eight grandchildren, and enjoy riding the beautiful bicycle trails of Iowa. She can be reached at 319-266-6450 or by e-mail at
[email protected].

W. Bradford Swift, D.V.M.,
retired from veterinary medicine years ago to pursue his dream of being a writer, speaker and personal coach. He founded and now directs Life On Purpose Institute, a resource and learning center on the World Wide Web for people interested in living meaningful and satisfying lives. He is the author of
The Human Being Service Manual
(available through his Web site) and
Coaching To Win: Building Your Business by Building Your Team.
He lives with his wife, daughter, two cats, a dog and a school of fish in Flat Rock, North Carolina. He can be reached at 828-697-9239 or by e-mail at
[email protected]
Visit his Web site:
http://www.lifeonpurpose.com
(The subject of his story, Chitra Besbroda, is in dire need of assistance to keep her humane work alive. For more information, contact: Chitra at Sentient Creatures, Inc., P.O. Box 765, Cathedral Station, New York, NY 10025, or call 212-865-5998.

Patti Thompson
and her husband, Stephen, are coauthors of
CAT HYMNS,
a book and CD written from a cat’s point of view. The Thompsons enjoy traveling to promote their book. Patti has also written a stage play based on
CAT
HYMNS.
She is the owner of Way-Fil Jewelry and can be reached at P.O. Box 361, Tupelo, MS 38802 or by e-mail at
[email protected]
Visit her Web site at
www.cathymns.com
.

Christine Townend
is a writer who has had poetry, short stories and five books published. She founded Animal Liberation in 1976 in Australia, and campaigned for animal protection until she became managing trustee of the Help in Suffering Sanctuary Jaipur, Rajasthan, in 1990. In 1992, her husband resigned from his law partnership and moved to India with her where they work together as volunteers.

Irving Townsend,
(1920-1981), was a producer for Columbia Records until 1971. His first book, the
Less Expensive Spread: Delights and Dilemmas of a Weekend
Cowboy,
was published in 1971. Mr. Townsend’s essays about living with animals were collected and published in 1986 in
Separate Lifetimes.
Both titles are available from J.N. Townsend Publishing, which was begun by Townsend’s daughter, Jeremy, in 1986. A free catalogue is available by calling 800-333-9883 or writing to J.N. Townsend Publishing, 12 Greenleaf Dr., Exeter, NH 03833.

Deborah Turner
is the owner of Doggie in the Window, a pet-grooming salon with retail and in-store veterinary clinic in Long Beach, California. She speaks professionally and teaches seminars for the pet industry. She is very involved in pet rescue and works through her store to better the lot for homeless and abused pets. She has coauthored with her friend, Diana Mohler, a children’s book entitled
How Willy Got His Wheels,
which describes the plight of one of her rescues and won the 1998 Maxwell Award in Children’s Literature. She and the little Chihuahua have appeared on television and have been featured in newspapers and magazines. Deborah and Willy can be reached at 4106 East Anaheim St., Long Beach, CA 90804-4269, by calling 562-494-7085 or by fax at 562-494-7606.

Joan M. Walker
was lucky to combine avocation and vocation in the areas of animal welfare and domestic violence intervention, having served her community both as director of a local animal shelter, and as a crisis counselor for the woman’s shelter. She has a B.S. in business administration, and shares a home with her partner, five cats, a dog and three chickens. Based on their experiences at the animal shelter, Joan and her partner are developing a series of humane education stories. Joan can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].

Susan White
is primarily engaged in philanthropic and educational pursuits and artistic endeavors. She is forty-something and is wife to Daniel and best friend to Buddhi, their newest pup Bhakti and Face, the feline. She learns everyday from them and cherishes the wonderful ways that animals model living life to its fullest, loving unconditionally, embracing the passion within and being totally in the present moment.

Barbara J. Wood, Ph.D.
, is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Her immediate household consists of one beloved husband, two enchanting cats and one adored dog. She is conducting a research project regarding the interrelation of animal and human abuse. Please consult her Web site
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/1139/
or send inquiries to 7618 Collegiate Court, Columbus, Ohio 43235 or
[email protected]
to participate in her effort to better understand this phenomenon.

Rosamond Young
retired from teaching high-school English to become a columnist for the
Dayton Daily News.
She is author of fifteen published books, and, since her retirement as a staff columnist, continues to write a weekly column for her newspaper. She lives in a Lutheran retirement home in Dayton, Ohio, although she and her cat, Edith, are Episcopalians. Edith appears in two books by Mrs. Young. Mrs. Young can be reached by fax at 937-436-7721.

Pamela S. Zurer
lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, Burt, daughter, Rachel, and tabby cat, Peeps. A doctorate in chemistry, she works as an editor and reporter at
Chemical & Engineering News,
the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. She enjoys bicycling, gardening and quilting.

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Rescued by Love.
Reprinted by permission of Lisa Duffy-Korpics. ©1999
Lisa Duffy-Korpics.

Bumpus.
Reprinted by permission of Janine Adams.© 1999 Janine
Adams.

Agnes and Mattie.
Reprinted by permission of Shari Smyth. © 1999 Shari
Smyth.

Friends in Arms.
Reprinted by permission of Rosamond Young. © 1999
Rosamond Young.

The Yorkshire Christmas Cat.
Copyright © 1976, 1977 by James Herriot.
From
All
Things Wise and Wonderful
by James Herriot. Reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s
Press, LLC and David Higham Associates.

Princess Was a Nuisance.
Reprinted by permission of Carol Ann Baum. ©
1999 Carol Ann Baum.

A Horse and His Boy.
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Greyfriars Bobby.
From
Dog Heroes
by Tim Jones. Reprinted by permission of Epicenter Press. © 1995 Epicenter Press

A Friend in Need
and
King of Courage.
Excerpted from
Peaceful Kingdom: Random
Acts of Kindness by Animals
by Stephanie Laland. Copyright © 1997 by Stephanie Laland. Reprinted by permission of Conari Press.

Weep Not.
Copyright © 1998 by the New York Times Co. Reprinted by permission.

Love Makes UsWhole.
Reprinted by permission of Aletha Jane Lindstrom. © 1999 Aletha Jane Lindstrom.

The Fishermen.
Reprinted by permission of Mike Lipstock. © 1999 Mike Lipstock.

Sister Seraphim’s Deal with God.
Reprinted by permission of Jane Eppinga. © 1999 Jane Eppinga.

Heart of a Champion.
Reprinted by permission of Ellen Harvey. © 1999 Ellen Harvey.

A Duchess in the Desert.
Reprinted with the permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc., from
My Story
by Sarah Ferguson. Copyright © 1996 by The Duchess of York.

Boris in New York.
Reprinted by permission of Bill Holton. © 1999 Bill Holton.

The Princess and the Toad.
Reprinted by permission of Joan Sutula. © 1999 Joan Sutula.

Sheba.
Reprinted by permission of Michael A. Obenski, V.M.D. © 1999 Michael A. Obenski, V.M.D.

Ranch of Dreams.
Excerpted from
Ranch of Dreams
by Cleveland Amory. Copyright © 1997 by Cleveland Amory. Used by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.

Prince Charming.
Reprinted by permission of Sharon Landeen. © 1999 Sharon Landeen.

A Gift Exchange.
Reprinted by permission of Mary Bucher Fisher. © 1999 Mary Bucher Fisher.

Chitra’s Calling.
Reprinted by permission of W. Bradford Swift, D.V.M. © 1999 W. Bradford Swift, D.V.M.

The Therapy Team.
Reprinted by permission of Terry Perret Martin. © 1999 Terry Perret Martin.

Medicine Cat.
Reprinted by permission of Joan M. Walker. © 1999 Joan M. Walker.

Sweet Pea’s Mama.
Reprinted by permission of Jim Kerr. © 1999 Jim Kerr.

Meant to Be.
Reprinted by permission of Cindy Midgette. © 1999 Cindy Midgette.

Is Holly Working Today?
by Barbara J. Wood. Excerpted from
And a Deer’s Ear,
Eagle’s Song, and Bear’s Grace
by Theresa Corrigan and Stephanie Hoppe. © 1990 by Cleis Press. Reprinted by permission.

The Healing Touch.
Reprinted with the permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc., from
Love, Miracles, and Animal Healing
by Allen M. Schoen, D.V.M., and Pam Proctor. Copyright © 1995 by Allen M. Schoen, D.V.M., M.S., and Pam Proctor.

The Language of the Heart.
Excerpted from
Animals As Guides for the Soul
by Susan Chernak McElroy. Copyright © 1998 by Susan Chernak McElroy. Reprinted by permission of Ballantine Books, a Division of Random House, Inc.

Body and Soul.
Reprinted by permission of Bill Holton and Cynthia Knisely. © 1999 Bill Holton and Cynthia Knisely.

Dolly.
Reprinted by permission of Renée Sunday. © 1999 Renée Sunday.

The Cat Doctor.
Reprinted by permission of Vincent and Norma Hans. © 1999 Vincent and Norma Hans.

Paw Prints in the White House.
Reprinted with the permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. from
Dear Socks, Dear Buddy
by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Copyright © 1998 by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Foreword copyright © 1998 by The National Park Foundation.

Church Dog.
Reprinted by permission of Evelyn Olson. © 1999 Evelyn Olson.

Bahati: The Lucky One.
Reprinted by permission of John E. Cooper, D.T.V.M., F.R.C.V.S. © 1999 John E. Cooper, D.T.V.M., F.R.C.V.S.

Hamster on the Lam.
Reprinted by permission of Amy and Jim Grove. © 1999 Amy and Jim Grove.

The Dog Show.
Reprinted by permission of Dave Barry. © 1999 Dave Barry.

Moving Together.
Reprinted by permission of Sheldon Oberman. © 1999 Sheldon Oberman.

Dogs Just Wanna Have Fun.
Reprinted by permission of Susan White. © 1999 Susan White.

The Cat Lady.
Reprinted by permission of Patti Thompson. © 1999 Patti Thompson.

When Puss Comes to Shove.
Reprinted by permission of Joseph Kirkup. © 1999 Joseph Kirkup.

The Day We Almost Didn’t Go.
Reprinted by permission of Arthur Gordon. © 1999 Arthur Gordon.

Letters from Vietnam.
Reprinted by permission of Joe Fulda. © 1999 Joe Fulda.

I Love You, Pat Myers.
Copyright © 1991 by Jo Coudert. Reprinted by permission of The Richard Parks Agency.

Jake and the Kittens.
Reprinted with the permission of Christine Davis.

Copyright © 1999 by Christine Davis.