Unleashing Your Inner Dog: Your Best Friend's Guide to Life

I was so caught up in the illustrations, that I didn't want to distract myself with the words, but when I started to read, I didn't want to stop to look over at the illustrations. Profound concepts simply expressed. I found Unleashing Your Inner Dog to be delightful and clever, a treat for the eye, the funny bone, and the soul.

Mari's love for her dogs and her boundless insight into their character illuminates every page of her book. You find yourself immersed in a doggy world that soothes your soul and lifts your heart. Her delightful and amusing drawings enhance every page. This book is a real treat.

As a meditator striving to live in the moment and appreciate the small miracles of every day life, I was absolutely delighted to discover Mari Stein's "Inner Dog." She describes the challenges of being human with warm, loving humor. And the illustrations are exquisite! This is a book I can pick up over and over, each time discovering some new way to practice "loving kindness" when seeing myself through the eyes of my pet. I might add that I am owned by a cat who continually teaches me to stretch my body and my mind and not get too attached to anything.

Having owned dogs for many years, I often thought that by their looks and postures they were trying to teach me something.......and now I know. Mari's wonderful little book put into words and drawings what my dogs have been trying to teach me for years. Unfortunately I did not understand them, however now all their little idiocyncracies are clear to me. I have unleashed my inner dog and we now do things together with a whole new meaning. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a dog (or even a cat who thinks it is a dog).

With poetic wit and wisdom, Stein captures the essence of what all dog-lovers know: We have much to learn from our four-legged companions about unconditional love, loyalty and the joy of living for the moment. Whether you espouse eastern or western philosophical views, "Unleashing Your Inner Dog" will provide you with tools that can make your life more meaningful by ridding your heart of "human- mind-traps". Our pets are a gift from God. Stein teaches us how to fully appreciate and learn from this gift...An added "gift" - the delightful, whimsical original art Stein uses to "teach without words"!