Be Your Dog’s Best Friend

Katya Lidsky is a writer and a trauma-informed, certified breathwork facilitator and creative grief coach who focuses on supporting animal shelter staff and volunteers, animal rescuers, and veterinary teams. She has written for The New York Times, Parents, Texas Monthly, Kinship, and Animal Wellness. She has been an animal advocate, shelter volunteer, and dog foster mom for more than 15 years, and worked with animal welfare nonprofits for more than a decade. She lives in Austin, Texas.

Katya Lidsky. Series Editor Brian Patrick Duggan
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages:
Bibliographic Info: ca. 25 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2025
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9661-4
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5610-6
Imprint: McFarland
Series: Dogs In Our World

“Katya’s knowledge, deep intuition and generous spirit guided my family with our dog. It’s because of her prodding, realism and spiritual connection to animals that I’ve learned how to care for, relate to and enjoy our dog.”—June Diane Raphael, actress, writer;
“Katya is the definition of walking the walk with a compassionate heart. Her dedication to helping dogs and humans alike is inspiring, enlightening and rare.”—Rebecca Corry, CEO and Founder of Stand Up For Pits Foundation; “I’ve encountered many animal lovers, but none as passionate, insightful, funny and inspiring as Katya. She has changed my relationship with my dogs and myself for the better. Her words will do the same for you.”—Shannon Kopp, author of Pound for Pound; “Katya expresses deep passion, empathy, and humor in everything she does, and that shines through in her writing. Her unique voice is the perfect bridge for bringing together all lovers of animals, whether they work in veterinary medicine or rescue. (And she would remind me here that it’s all the same world!) As a veterinarian with more than two decades of experience, I can attest to the importance of the human-animal bond. Katya and this book serve as a beautiful reminder of how spiritually healing that relationship can be—for both species.”—Dr. Mike McClenahan, DVM