{"product_id":"the-witness-at-our-feet-a-book-about-dogs-as-moral-witnesses-hardcover","title":"The Witness at Our Feet: A book about dogs as moral witnesses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Scraton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour dog sees the person you become when no one else is watching. What does that witness reveal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dog does not care about your title, your reputation, or the story you tell the world. It knows the temperature of your voice, the weight of your hand, the reliability of your return. It lives close to the evidence of your character. And in doing so, it asks the quietest, most demanding question a life can pose: \u003cem\u003eCan this creature rely on you?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Witness at Our Feet\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of seventeen meditations on what it means to share a home, a routine, a language, and ultimately a grief with a dog. Drawing on more than forty years of professional leadership and a lifetime lived alongside dogs, Peter Scraton examines the ordinary architecture of a shared life and finds in it something extraordinary: a mirror held up to human patience, gentleness, responsibility, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a dog is not merely a companion but a moral claim upon your character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat routine, waiting, and the first walk reveal about trust and presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow grief with a pulse can anchor a person when the world collapses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe discipline of gentleness and why power without control is not strength\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe last walk, the hard duty of mercy, and what the empty bowl leaves behind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow dogs keep memory, teach forgiveness, and walk us back into the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a training guide. It is not a memoir dressed in sentimentality. It is a serious, tender, and unsentimental examination of what happens when another creature's world is placed, in large part, in your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are living with a dog right now, mourning one you have lost, or simply wondering why these animals leave such deep marks on our lives, \u003cstrong\u003ethis book was written for you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurn the page. The witness is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 56\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48529459249373,"sku":"9781808960062","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/xFuilx0sFR9781808960062.webp?v=1788944355","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-witness-at-our-feet-a-book-about-dogs-as-moral-witnesses-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}