Thanks OWN for sharing these videos. Now…through tears…I’m going to go hug my dogs and process these lessons. Oh, the lessons are all around us…especially in our animals.

What Oprah Learned from Her Dog Sophie – Growing up, Oprah says she was never allowed to have a dog. So when she became an adult, one of the first things she did was get one. Since then, she’s had 21—but only one that she has considered a true teacher. Oprah reveals what she learned from her beloved cocker spaniel Sophie.

Faith the Dog – She’s one of Oprah’s all-time favorite stories of hope. Faith the dog was born with the odds against her. When Jude and her family met Faith at three weeks old, she had two severly deformed front legs and her mother was trying to smother her. Watch the inspiring story of how this family rallied around Faith and taught her how to walk like a human.

A Puppies Behind Bars Update – There’s nothing more pure or giving than the love that animals have to share with you. It’s a lesson that Jesse, an inmate who spent 16 years in prison and trained three dogs through Puppies Behind Bars, has taken to heart. Catch up with Jesse now that he’s been released from prison and find out why he’s more optimistic than ever about his future.

Nate’s Hurricane Katrina Rescue – In 2005, Nate Berkus traveled to Metairie, Louisiana, to see how people were coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. There he met a teen who was told he couldn’t take his dog out of the town with him. Watch Nate’s extraordinary act of kindness and get an update on the boy and his dog.

What We Can All Learn from Christian the Lion – It’s the YouTube video that’s been viewed by more than 50 million people that proves some bonds can never be broken. Christian the lion was a cub raised by humans and released into the wild as an adult. Watch the extraordinary reunion as the people who raised him reunite with him years later.

Meet Cuddles the Miracle Horse – In 2003, we met a miracle horse who gave his blind owner a new lease on life. Get to know Cuddles, a “Seeing Eye” horse. Then, find out why Oprah isn’t complete without the love of her dogs.