We can learn a lot from our pets. Check out these touching stories of animals that changed the lives of those around them.

Oogy: the dog only a family could love by Larry Levin

A lion called Christian by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall

What the animals taught me: stories of love and healing from a farm animal sanctuary by Stephanie Marohn

Cat daddy: what the world's most incorrigible cat taught me about life, love, and coming clean by Jackson Galaxy with Joel Derfner

Bad dog: a love story by Martin Kihn

The cat who came back for Christmas: how a cat brought a family the gift of love by Julia Romp

A street cat named Bob: and how he saved my life by James Bowen

Until Tuesday: a wounded warrior and the golden retriever who saved him by Luis Carlos Montalván with Bret Witter

A dog walks into a nursing home: lessons in the good life from an unlikely teacher by Sue Halpern

Kitty cornered: how Frannie and five other incorrigible cats seized control of our house and made it their home by Bob Tarte

Dog walks man: a six-legged odyssey by John Zeaman ; map illustrations [end papers] by Claire Zeaman

A chimp in the family by Vince Smith

Homer's odyssey: a fearless feline tale, or how I learned about love and life with a blind wonder cat by Gwen Cooper

Comet's tale: how the dog I rescued saved my life by Steven D. Wolf ; with Lynette Padwa

Dewey: the small-town library cat who touched the world by Vicki Myron ; with Bret Witter

Every dog has a gift: true stories of dogs who bring hope & healing into our lives by Rachel McPherson ; with Deborah Mitchell

Horses never lie about love: the heartwarming story of a remarkable horse who changed the world around her by Jana Harris