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Pushing for Love
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Inner Strength
By Lorraine Cannistra

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
~Gilda Radner

Here is a secret that everyone knows: I don't like to ask for help. Of course, my cerebral palsy means that I need assistance getting dressed and have to be driven everywhere, but that is precisely my point. Since I require so much physical help in my life, I don't like to ask for anything beyond that. I am fiercely independent about the things that I feel I should take care of on my own.

One night a few years ago, after my caregiver helped me to bed, I was enjoying my favorite part of my routine, snuggling with my yellow Lab service dog, Marshall. When I first got him, I knew that he could be trained to pick up things off the floor when I dropped them and to pull me in my wheelchair. What I didn't know was that he would grab hold of my heart and not let go. When the rest of the world made me feel "less than," Marshall made me feel like "enough." As he drenched my face in doggie slobber that night, the sadness of the day melted away. As usual, he jumped off the bed after a few minutes, but his surprised yelp and the pain in his eyes told me something was dreadfully wrong. (Keep reading)

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We got the Gold Star!

Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food made the list of Approved "Gold Star" Canned Foods in the October 2016 issue of The Whole Dog Journal.

The list is comprised of companies that offer products that meet the selected AAFCO criteria based on ingredients as well as providing the necessary independent third-party laboratory nutritional analysis of their products. The Whole Dog Journal provides articles on nutrition, training and grooming advice for a healthy dog.

 
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Joy of Christmas On Sale Now

At Chicken Soup for the Soul we believe the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year! And we love when our Christmas book finally hits the shelves.

Always popular as a gift, this collection for Christmas and Hanukkah covers family bonding, holiday hijinks, community spirit, and family and religious traditions.

All the stories are “Santa safe” to keep the magic alive for the whole family.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and Miracles On Sale

Good things do happen to good people and sometimes in ways that are hard to explain.

The 101 stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and Miracles will open your eyes to the miracles that happen every day and the angels that seem to appear when needed the most.

Project Dad, A Chicken Soup for the Soul Original Airs Tuesdays on Discovery Life

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We are so excited about our newest television show—Project Dad, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Original.

Watch three celebrity dads who accept a challenge: step out of the spotlight and take care of their kids… alone.

Project Dad stars Donnell Rawlings (comedian, Chappelle's Show), Daniel Cosgrove (actor, Days of our Lives), and DJ Skribble (world-ranked disc jockey, MTV's TRL).

Tune in on Tuesdays at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT/4 PM PT on Discovery Life. To find what channel Discovery Life is where you live, click here.