THE DOGS THAT BIND US: 21 Hearts. One Global Thread.

Narrated with the warmth of a flickering fire and the grit of a long journey, The Dogs That Bind Us is an immersive global odyssey into the heart of the world’s oldest friendship.

There is a silent treaty signed in the dirt thousands of years ago. We call it The Binding. It is the golden thread that connects a home office in the Pacific Northwest to a dusty rhino sanctuary in South Africa; a crowded subway in Chicago to a snow-choked pass in the Himalayas.

In this collection of twenty-one stories, you won’t just listen to tales of dogs—you will experience the physical truth of their loyalty. Hear the rhythmic thump of heavy tails as Dwight and June, the "Interns," start their day in Washington. Feel the biting wind of a Tibetan blizzard alongside Batu, the "Lion of the Peaks," as he leads his family to safety through a landscape of white-out silence.

This isn't a book about pets; it’s a chronicle of partners.

Experience the "Selective Disobedience" of Pilot, the black Lab who becomes the eyes for a man stepping back into the city's flow. Stand in the tall grass with Zuma, the elite anti-poaching K9 in the Greater Kruger area. Feel the "slow-motion miracle" of Flyer, the retired Greyhound teaching a lonely widower in England how to walk through life again.

Whether it is a service dog in a Texas wildflower field or a scruffy "Desi" dog in Varanasi, these stories prove that the leash is not a restraint—it is a connection.

The Dogs That Bind Us is a tribute to the animals who taught us how to be human. It is a reminder that no matter how far we wander, as long as there is a dog by our side, we never truly walk alone.

Close your eyes. Listen to the breathing. The Binding is real.