Do Dogs Go To Heaven?: A Conversation

In March 2022, Nev's Border Collie, Sophie, died aged 15. Mark, hearing the news, wrote to console his old friend. This kickstarted a long and heartfelt email conversation about where Sophie is now - a conversation that broadened and deepened into the larger question, Do Dogs Go to Heaven?

Many of us want to know if we will see our beloved animals again in eternity. In this pioneering and unique book, Mark and Nev address this issue as it relates to dogs. They do so not in the form of a philosophical debate, but by sharing powerful stories, spiritual reflections, and memorable quotations.

As you journey with them through this book, you'll discover how the relationship between humans and dogs has a unique spiritual purpose. As the two friends put it, "the love of a dog is inseperable from the love of God".

Nev is a former Scotland Yard detective, church pastor, and pub landlord - all people-intensive occupations. Yet, the three closest friends he has had have been his dogs: Shady - a black Labrador; Chester - a mongrel, rescued from the police station; and Sophie, a Border Collie, the best pub dog in the world. Nev and his wfie Lesley live in the aptly named Eden valley in Cumbria.

Mark has never been without a Black Labrador by his side, first as a Vicar (for 25 years), now as a full-time, professional writer. In addition to being an award-winning author, he is the CEO of Booklab which has helped thousands of aspiring writers. He lives in Kent with his wife Cherith and their Black Labrador Bella.