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The popular "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series has unleashed two new titles just for cat and dog lovers. Entitled "Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog" and "Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat," each of the books features 101 heartwarming and true tales of love, loyalty and friendship. (Two such stories are excerpted on the Read More page.)

"We learn a lot of lessons from our pets," the books' publisher, Amy Newmark, tells Paw Nation. "If you've had a bad day, having a loving animal waiting for you makes you view life in a simpler way." From a dog who helped a woman recover from alcoholism to a cat who won over a staunchly anti-feline fellow, the stories will make you smile, sometimes cry, but always appreciate the furry friend in your life.

"It was so hard to pick just 101 stories because there were so many wonderful submissions," says Newmark. (The publisher invites the public -- both professional and non-professional writers -- to submit their true tales, and pays $200 for each story selected.)

Newmark asked longtime animal rescue advocate and pet lifestyle expert Wendy Diamond to write the foreword for each book. "Our animals give us unconditional love and are so committed to us," Diamond tells Paw Nation. "The stories are inspiring and help us appreciate what we have in life."

Read on for two stories excerpted from "Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Dog" and "Chicken Soup for the Soul: What I Learned from the Cat."