Saturdays with Stella: How My Dog Taught Me to Sit, Stay, and Come When God Calls

by Allison Pittman

Book Overview

Sometimes your best four-legged friend is also your best teacher When you bring a new dog into your home, a wash of great joy can become a trial of perseverance as your furry pal chews, digs, yaps,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601421397
• ISBN13: 9781601421395
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Good Dog, Stella : Stella and Allison Learn Together

I love this book and I don't even have a dog! My two cats have my husband and I trained, but this is a fun book for anyone to read. I learned when reading Saturdays with Stella, that God is as patient with us as a good owner is with their little doggie, and that most of us exhibit negative traits, like fear, lack of trust, being self-centered that dog trainers deal with. This review is by the author ofA Scrapbook of Christmas Firsts: Stories to Warm Your Heart and Tips to Simplify Your Holidays

Fun, yet deep, devotional for pet lovers

Saturdays with Stella by Allison Pittman is the humorous non-fiction tale of Pittman's struggle to teach her timid dog, Stella, how to obey, and in turn learned lessons about how to obey God herself. Pittman adopted a female puppy of unidentifiable breed, fell in love, and named her Stella. Not necessarily in that order. But Stella had a tendency to piddle all over the house and chew anything and everything she could get her little paws on. Stella's troubles were soon causing stress within the house, so when Pittman saw a sign advertising obedience classes at her local pet store, she signed right up. As Stella learns to sit, stay, and come, so Pittman learns that God tries to teach us similar lessons about trusting in and obeying Him. The chapters are perfect for nightly devotional reading, and Pittman's lessons are perfect for dogs and their owners. Our dog, Charlie, also has trouble piddling and listening, and I can't wait to use Pittman's easy to understand lessons. Her instructions about God are equally valuable, especially the lesson about keeping our eyes on Him. She takes a simple subject and makes it remarkably profound, all while keeping a sense of humor.

Inspiring...

Allison Pittman ISBN: 9781601421395 Multnomah 5 Stars Beautifully written... How could I resist a book with those beautiful puppy eyes that seem to look right at me? I am a dog lover. I have learned many lessons from my canine friend. He has taught me so much about the love my Heavenly Father has for me. Allison Pittman allows readers a glimpse of the relationship she had with Neumann. She shares the heartache of losing the four-legged member of the family. God answered their prayers by "dropping" another puppy into their lap. After failure in training Stella, Allison turned to obedience lessons. Stella was not the only one that learned obedience. We all need to learn to: * "Sit--at the feet of Jesus and listen for His voice." * "Drop it--and let go of personal agendas." * "Come--when it's time to run in the right direction." * "Stay--in God's presence." I love this book. I'm glad I read it, and I hope I have learned the same lessons as Stella. This is a must read for all Christians.

Great book

This is a great book that dog people will really enjoy. The stories sparkle with fun, and the spiritual moments come through with a lovely tender touch. I strongly recommend it as a good read for any age.

Great lessons in this book!

Saturdays will Stella is an easy, enjoyable read with some great lessons to learn in regards to not only training your dog, but obeying the Lord. :) I just wish I had this book when my dog Mattie was alive. She was a nervous piddler, too. We never figured out how to fix that except to have her become an outside dog. Then she stopped. At any rate, I loved this book and read it quickly. The pictures are cute, too. But the spiritual lessons are so good that I even read some out loud to my husband. There is a lot you can learn about obedience (and even more to ponder about God's ways) from reading Saturdays with Stella. I highly recommend it.