In publishing, all dogs go to heaven, but what about cats, horses and birds?

c. 2014 Religion News Service

(RNS) Ever since author John Grogan scored a megahit with 2005’s Marley & Me, publishers of all stripes have been looking for the next chart-topping, boo-hooing, man-and-his-dog story.

Nowhere has this been more true than in religion publishing, where books such as Heavenly Humor for the Dog Lover’s Soul,  The Dog That Talked to God, and Four Paws From Heaven have been good sellers for their various Christian publishers. These books look beyond the earthly relationships between people and their pets to the religious and spiritual lessons the four-footed can teach.