Dogs and the Women Who Love Them Contest News

2009 Dogs and the Women Who Love Them True Story Contest

New Story Writing Contest

The Angel Animals Network (AAN) is collecting true stories about dogs and the woman who love them. Has a dog performed exceptional acts of compassion, protection, healing, courage, or have been part of a miraculous or mystical experience in your life? These stories should honor the spiritual connection between women and dogs.

Linda Anderson says, “We’re looking for experiences women have that show the benefits of finding unconditional love, acceptance, and fulfillment with dogs. more »

What would your pet say if he or she could Twitter?

Question of the Day

For those of you who might not know what Twitter is, it's a social networking site on the internet where people have 140 characters to reply to the question: What are you doing? It's the latest rage among folks with time on their hands and a wicked sense of humor. You can follow us at www.twitter.com/angelanimals

We asked the question of our Twitter followers and Facebook friends, "If pets could Twitter, what would they say?" We thought you would enjoy reading their answers. more»

What Do Animals Know and When Do They Know It?

Featured Article by Allen & Linda Anderson

Baby boomer readers probably remember the question that permeated the impeachment hearings of the 1970s: What did the President know and when did he know it?

That question will probably never be fully answered.

If you ask: What do animals know and when do they know it?, you'll never figure out the answer to that question, either. more »

New Book about Pet Loss Offers Comfort

Home and Family

Saying Goodbye to Your Angel Animals: Finding Comfort after Losing a Pet by Allen and Linda Anderson (New World Library, August 1, 2008) For everyone who loves an animal the day eventually arrives when it is necessary to say goodbye. Most people admit this is one of the hardest things they ever have to do. Now where can they turn to for unconditional love? How will they fill the hole in their hearts? more »

How Big Is a Pet's Vocabulary?

Breaking News

The animals in our home seem to catch on to quite a bit of our verbal communication. We know that they read our body language, behavior, and emotions. They pick up mental and visual images. But lately, we've been noticing the human language they recognize.

Seems like we've heard that dogs have up to about a 300 word vocabulary. Of course, parrots' vocabulary can be incredible. So we've been experimenting with our cocker spaniel Leaf to find out which words have been imprinted on his young brain. more»

Opinion -- Dog Park Relationships

It is a delight to take your dog to the dog park where all sorts of people mix with a variety of dogs. This often causes the most interesting moments, collaborations, alliances, and spiritual growth experiences. It’s been our experience that closer relationships between humans and dogs develop at the dog park. more»

YouTube Videos

Delight in a wide variety of Angel Animals videos ranging from the inspirational and mystical to humorous and honest.

With pets in 63% of American homes (71 million households) in 2007, it's astonishing to consider the consequences of ignoring animals as wisdom partners and the benefits of tapping into their hidden talents. more »

Bookstore

Welcome to the Angel Animals Network Online Bookstore. We offer books we've authored for animal lovers.

A portion of book sales is donated to animal shelters and organizations. more »

Angel Animals Blog

We believe that whenever you connect spiritually with animals, thousands of new doors open. Through our books, newsletters, presentations, insights, and our website at www.angelanimals.net we'll show you portals into a whole new world where animals are your guides, healers, and friends. more »

NEW CONTEST TO FIND OUT WHY WOMEN PREFER DOGS

A BizRate research study found that over half of the women surveyed believed their pets are more affectionate and cuter than their partners. A new contest will gather true stories that demonstrate the extraordinary nature of relationships between women and dogs.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 23, 2009 – We’ve all seen them – those tiny women tugging on a leash attached to a big, burly dog or the ladies who carry their little pooches everywhere. What’s the big attraction between women and canine companions? Allen and Linda Anderson, best-selling Angel Animals series authors, plan to spend six months sponsoring a contest to gather true stories of dogs and the women who love them. Linda Anderson says, “We’re looking for experiences women have that show the benefits of finding unconditional love, acceptance, and fulfillment with dogs. Women and dog teams often become outstanding partners, giving service in extraordinary ways. We want to find their stories for possible publication in our next book.” Full description, rules, prizes, and entry form for this free contest are at www.angelanimals.net/contests.html

The contest the Andersons are sponsoring is designed to find life stories of remarkable women who are fulfilling their purpose in life with the help of dogs. From dogs as protectors to partners in the dance of life the winning stories will honor a relationship that is like no other.

Any contest entries, but especially those of the winners, will be considered for possible publication in the new book Dogs and the Women Who Love Them by Allen and Linda Anderson to be published by New World Library in Fall 2010. Previous books in the Angel Animals series have included many stories that were contest entries.

The Andersons suggest considering the following questions and entering the contest by writing about profound experiences:

• Has a dog been there for a woman during challenging times or major events in her life?

• Have there beentimes when a dog has protected people or warned them of possible danger? Has a dog performed an act of compassion, protection, healing, or heroic courage?

• Have a woman and adog teamed up to fulfill a life purpose and/or perform acts of service?

• Did a dog lead awoman to finding her purpose in life? Has a dog taken on the mission of giving service?

• Has a dog broughtpeople a message of love, acceptance, gratitude, or inner direction?

• Has a relationshipwith a dog been a catalyst for physical, emotional, or spiritual healing?

• Has it beenapparent that a dog was meant to be in a woman’s life at a certain time for a special purpose?

• Has the example ofa dog caused a woman to become a better friend, spouse, parent, or family member?

• Are there examplesdogs have shown for how to handle life's challenges, deal with change, heal, trust, or creatively solve problems?

• How has a dog'sability to live in the now helped a woman or others become present to their own life?

• Has a dog been amirror to a woman’s life, health, or attitudes by reflecting them back to her in some way?

• What have dogstaught a woman about death, dying, grieving, and the afterlife?

Allen and Linda Anderson are a husband and wife writing team, founders of the Angel Animals Network, and inspirational speakers (www.angelanimals.net). They are authors of the popular anthology series that includes Angel Dogs with a Mission (New World Library 2008) and Angel Dogs: Divine Messengers of Love (New World Library, 2006). They founded the Angel Animals Network to use the positive power of story for the benefit of people and animals. They donate a portion of their book revenues to support animal shelters. Their work has been featured on NBC's Today Show and on ABC's Peter Jennings Nightly News. They have been the subject of numerous national magazine and wire service articles and have been interviewed for London newspapers and BBC Radio. They write Reader Blogs for the online Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Houston Chronicle and host the Angel Pets Fan Club at Beliefnet.com.

Press Kit for Allen and Linda Anderson and Angel Animals Network at www.angelanimals.net/media.html

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