written by dr alka pandethe dogtrine of peace is dr manjiri prabhus journey with dogs and her learnings from dogs dotted with a series of stories interviews encounters personal experiences the author has had with dogs and the experiences of many celebrities and dog lovers this collection brings out an array of emotions that humans express in the presence of the canine and offers an insight into the pursuit of peace harmony truth and compassion the book is divided into two parts dog as a loyal friend and dog as a spiritual catalyst the two parts engages the readers through personal anecdotes incidents stories narratives and interviews with animal lovers scientists researchers spiritual gurus and renowned pet owners from different parts of the world and different professionsthe book has interviews with maneka gandhi an mp and animal rights activist the actor and unep goodwill ambassador dia mirza the researcher on dogs and their wellbeing and behaviour dr stanley coren penelope smith is one of the first animal communicators from the united states of america bharat dhabolkar who as an adman the producer was one of the first people to allow the animals in his office which would make the working space appealing and friendly and many moredia mirza says i certainly endorse the dogtrine of peace for peace and harmony i think for those of us who operate from a place of empathy and care enough to give a shelter to dogs that live on the streets speaks for the humanity that we stand for for the values that we stand for what it is that we truly care about and believe in and these actions help us become better citizens of the worldsmt maneka gandhi says dogs bring peace into your life by changing your mind and heart so if you love a dog you will automatically love everyone else around youhaving the dog at the center prabhu has given a blueprint on a variety of associations that could be created when human and dog bond is created be of yoga spirituality religion cosmic association the ninefold sutras of the dogtrine of peacethe book lays the path for an understanding that the path to spirituality is not just through the prayers or rituals but even a company of dogs and compassion towards them can lead to spirituality prabhu rightly provides an unconventional way towards achieving this goal it is a fine reflection of the authors inner mind and heart her own spiritual evolvement the book embellished with illustrations also gives an impression of the presence of dogs through the series of the enlightened beings the western writers indic philosophers scientific minds environmentalists plus a host of other dog lovers swami atmapriyananda vicechancellor of ramakrishna mission vivekananda university says compassion implies that you are on a higher pedestal and empathizingly unite with the whole of life and therefore going beyond the human manifestation of life it connects with the whole of life as an indivisible whole for this