Bada Bing, Lollipop and Jingle Bell – an alpaca, a miniature horse and a miniature donkey, respectively – need to be fed. The rabbit hutches need mucking. And, uh oh, now there’s a sheep on the loose.

You almost can’t ignore it. Everywhere you look, you see baby bunnies, fluffy chicks and tiny ducks. The neighbor has new kittens at her house. You know a farmer who’s welcoming lambs into his barn, ...

Source: New World Library/with permission. Nonhuman animals (animals) can teach us many life lessons if we open our heads and hearts to who they are and what they know and feel. When I learned about ...