Joel Lund
Watson's Way
Dozens of reviews, with a 4.4 star average...for a book about a dog? Well, sure! Because who wouldn't love to learn from this gentle teacher? Kids spend a lot of time wondering about how to be a good friend, how to communicate effectively, and what it means to be successful in life. Truth is, even a lot of adults wonder these things. What if you could learn all this from a dog? Well, you can. Discover why the world's canine guru has so many fans around the world.
Joel Lund was awarded "Top 10 Idaho Author" for his first book, "The Ultimate Survival Guide For Youth Ministers" His second book, "Watson's Way; Life Lessons We Earned From Our Brilliant Dog," won the "Top 3 Idaho Book" award. He's received numerous North American Book Awards. He also writes the young adult fantasy series—The Gargoyle Chronicles—under the name Brandon King. He's a galleried artist, musician, and pet person. He's spoken to tens of thousands of people (kids and adults) and is the co-founder of Prepare For Rain, a transformation incubator for people wanting more out of their lives. Joel grew up in the Seattle area. In the middle of his college years, he traveled around the country in a band. Later, he earned a Master's (Regent College) and worked many years in youth ministry. With no sales experience to get him going, his second career was in the financial services industry. Learn more about Watson, the Canine Guru, at watsonsway.com. Learn more about Joel at prepareforrainpress.com.
Be Like Bitzer...and Watson
Like to laugh? One of our favorite things to watch are the animated shorts by Aardman Animation Studios. They do Wallace and Gromit, as well as Shawn the Sheep. All of them are hilarious. Like slap your leg and laugh out loud kind of funny. My favorite character now is Bitzer, the very capable canine manager of the sheep, in the Shawn the Sheep episodes. He's very bright, like Gromit is, but more at risk of freaking out about things that don't work as planned. And with those sheep, nothing goes as planned. Still, he obsesses over those sheep, and keeping his checklist complete. Much like Watson would do rounds of all members of the household, Bitzer has things under his careful eye. Be like Bitzer. Or Watson. You'll be better for it. ;-) Check out 40+ reviews on Watson's website (watsonsway.com)! ~Joel #Bitzer #watchful #dogs #lovewatsonsway #thoughtful #laptime #share #dog #wisdom #dogs #belikeWatson #parents #canineguru #love #snuggletime #readagreatbook #awardwinning #childrensbook #devotional #nighttimestory #WatsonsWay
WE'RE PRETTY SURE WATSON was a mix of Border collie, black Lab and a little pit bull. The overwhelming evidence was that the predominant strain was Border collie, because he'd patrol the house to monitor everyone's whereabouts and wellbeing.
He'd take it upon himself to spot-check all of us throughout the evening, in particular, when everyone was home. Nothing serious or invasive, just a quick pass through, nose in the arm to make sure we knew he was there, or a little sniff of the cats, then back to his own affairs.
Since Watson found being in a happy place a natural state, he wanted to account for all of us and, hopefully, find us happy too. It seemed to worry him. Enough so that he'd leave his warm bed every night just to make sure all was well with everyone. He'd even get up to check on his feline brothers…which often resulted in his bed being occupied by one of the cats when he returned from his rounds.
Now that's some kind of devotion.