Soul Dog

<p>One Sunday when she was a child Elisabeth Rose asked her pastor why animals don't go to heaven.</p><p>He said They don't have souls.</p><p>How do you know? she replied.</p><p>He said Because they can't reason.</p><p>Does that mean she asked that severely brain-damaged people don't have souls either?</p><p>Of course they do! he said and turned his back.</p><p>This 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?</p><p>After 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.</p><p>If 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.</p><p>Portrayed with passion insight and reckless love the characters of <em>Soul Dog</em> race off the page and into your heart. Will Kierney be saved from her demons in time?</p>