The Pet Therapist - In the Company of Dogs (ebook)

What if the dog isn’t the only one who needs help?

In The Pet Therapist: In the Company of Dogs, twelve interconnected stories explore the quiet, complex bond between dogs and the people who love them. What begins as a call about obedience, anxiety, or unwanted behavior often reveals something deeper — grief that hasn’t been named, fear that lingers, roles within a family that no longer fit.

Harold and Sophie, partners in a small and somewhat unconventional pet-therapy practice, travel from home to home meeting rescue dogs, loyal companions, overprotected pets, and the families trying to understand them. Each visit unfolds on two levels: the practical question of behavior and the subtler emotional landscape that shapes it.

These stories are not training manuals. They are reflections on connection. They ask what happens when we look beyond commands and corrections — when we begin to see our animals not as problems to solve, but as mirrors that sometimes reveal what we ourselves cannot yet articulate.

Warm, thoughtful, and gently laced with understated psychology, In the Company of Dogs balances everyday domestic life with deeper questions about loyalty, responsibility, projection, and healing. Between consultations, the conversations between Harold and Sophie continue — in the car, at the office, in small moments of reflection that give the series its distinctive atmosphere.

This book is part of the larger Pet Therapist universe, which includes stories centered on other animals and the human relationships surrounding them. Together, the series explores how animals become woven into our emotional lives — and how caring for them can quietly change us.

If you appreciate fiction that blends character-driven storytelling with psychological insight and warmth, you will feel at home in this world.