There is a certain instinctive fellowship among dog lovers. It’s like proud parents getting together. We grab our cell phones and click through our photos to share their latest mug shots. We trade stories about the endearing and often amazing things they’ve done. We marvel at their loyalty and love.
A lucky few, like this book’s authors, have the privilege of going one “paw” further. We are blessed to collect their antics into books. And in the midst of being blown away by our beloved canine friends, we are even more blown away by the God who made them.
Dogs aren’t just an accident of nature. They are a grand design and a gift from our loving Lord. He knew what dogs and humans could give to each other. He knew we needed their furry comfort in our frenetic twenty-first-century world. And in a society where dogs are far more common than sheep, He knew He could use them as pointers and pictures to draw us closer to Him.
Without “pulling you by the tale,” we hope the stories in this book will not only entertain and amuse you, but offer some spiritual kibble to gnaw on. We hope they’ll give you new insights—some we didn’t even catch ourselves. And we hope they will spur you to look with new eyes at the dogs in your life for the messages God may be sending through them to your heart.