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From the very beginning, Orson was a misfit. Like all border collies, he needed to work.

Renowned literary great Eva Ibbotson delivers a final novel in her classic, much-loved style.

When Jon Katz got a call from an animal control officer about Simon, a neglected donkey who had been found on a failing farm in upstate New York, he wasn't expecting to add another animal to h

Relates the author's relationship with a quiet, sensitive artist named Maria Wulf and his campaign to win over Maria's fiercely protective dog, Frieda, a Rottweiler-shepherd mix who resis

Young Russian countess Anna must flee to England after the Russian Revolution. She hides her identity and becomes a servant for an important family.

While spending the summer with elderly relatives at Clawstone Castle in northern England, Madlyn and her brother Rollo, with the help of several ghosts, attempt to save the rare cattle that live on

Katz learns that living with four dogs on a rural New York farm is one thing.

Katz presents the story of two dogs that profoundly affected his life and work. Skittish border collie Izzy pushes him into rewarding work with Hospice.

Katz illuminates the interaction between humans and animals.

In 1912 England, 19-year-old Harriet Morton leads a dreary existence. Her ballet class is her only joy.

Tally, a twelve-year-old English girl, and her classmates at Delderton, a progressive boarding school, help Karil, the young prince of Bergania, escape into England after the Nazis invade Bergania

Rose is a working dog devoted to keeping the sheep and other creatures at Bedlam Farm out of danger. But as the weather grows cold, Rose senses danger--a storm unlike any she's seen.

Katz addresses the difficult but necessary process of saying goodbye to a devoted companion, and offers comfort, wisdom, and a way forward from sorrow to acceptance.

Katz shares 16 tales of heartwarming relationships between humans and their four-legged friends.