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1) Only yours
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Surgeon Simon Bradley, who, scarred since childhood, moves from place to place to avoid emotional attachments, helping to heal children who need his skillful touch, is surprised to discover that, after meeting therapy dog trainer Montana Hendrix, he is in no hurry to leave Fool's Gold.
Author
Series
Madeline Finn volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Madeline Finn hopes Star can become a therapy dog. But first he needs to pass his test. They have been practicing all the skills he needs to master. They practice meeting people. They practice sitting still when a bike goes by. They even practice meeting other dogs. Now Madeline Finn and Star are off to Walker Oaks, a retirement community where Star will take his tests. They face a variety of challenges and meet several new friends. But Madeline Finn...
Author
Publisher
Bailey Books/Enslow
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The text opens with a true story of a service dog, and then it explains the history of service dogs and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
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English
Description
"A wounded warrior and his younger brother discover the true meaning of Christmas in this timeless story of family bonds. A poignant continuation of the Lowcountry Summer series. As far as ten-year-old Miller McClellan is concerned, it's the worst Christmas ever. His father's shrimp boat is docked, his mother is working two jobs, and with finances strained, Miller is told they can't afford the dog he desperately wants. "Your brother's return from...
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Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes how prison dog training programs give prisoners a chance to connect emotionally to animals and learn valuable skills while they prepare dogs to help people living with serious disabilities.
6) Puppy kisses
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Is it too much to want the dog and the guy?
I've never been one to take life too seriously. I've always been kind of a whirlwind free spirit—Dawn Vasquez, the girl with the sunny disposition and the flighty personality. But then an adorable golden retriever puppy in need of rescue crossed my path and everything changed. Now, I'm wondering just what life would be like if I put some roots down and offer Gigi, my rescue pup,
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Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Marley, Oogy, Huck-and now, Traffy, the "forever dog" that changed one couple's life. All Megan Rix ever wanted was a baby. Yet, month after month, Megan's dreams were dashed. Would her life ever feel complete? Megan and her husband, Ian, found a surprising answer when they began training golden retriever pups to become service dogs for people with disabilities. But opening their homes and hearts up to Emma, and then Freddy-only to have each move...
8) The possibility dogs: what a handful of "unadoptables" taught me about service, hope, and healing
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Language
English
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A tour of the psychiatric service dog industry traces the author's work with unwanted shelter dogs before matching them with people in need, documenting her own partnership with a search canine while sharing uplifting success stories.
9) Catastrophe
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Series
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English
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"Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world--or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?"--
10) Detection detail
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English
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Description
"Evidence at a fiery car crash leads K-9 officer Nelson Rivers and his accelerant-detection dog, Diesel, to Mia Turner--a woman previously accused of arson. But when a gunman targets Mia during their first meeting, Nelson suspeccts she might actually be innocent." -- Page [4] of cover.
12) Puppy love
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Series
Language
English
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"When Sophie Vasquez and her sisters dreamed up Puppy Promise--their service puppy training school--it was supposed to be her chance to bring some good into the world. But how can she expect to do anything when no one will take her seriously? Enter Harrison Parks: a rough, gruff, take-no-bull wildlife firefighter in need of a diabetic service dog. He couldn't be a more unlikely fit for Sophie or Bubbles--the sweet Pomeranian she knows will be his...
Author
Publisher
Page Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
27 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cowboy's big dream is a true tale about a puppy being conditioned and trained to learn the skills necessary to become a service dog and positively change a disabled veteran's life. It sheds light on the process through the dog's eyes and intends to capture the transition of the puppy's first year of life while explaining the specifics of what it learns to become a successful service dog and wondering about his big dream.
Publisher
Twin Cities Public Television
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This primetime PBS documentary follows the inspiring stories of people with disabilities as they experience the heartwarming and sometimes challenging process of being matched with and receiving a service dog.
15) Therapy dogs
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Series
Publisher
Apex
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Readers explore how dogs provide comfort and support to people, as well as the skills and training this work requires.
16) The dog I loved
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Can a dog lead the way to finding one's humanity? After spending years in prison for a crime she didn't intend to commit, Rose Collins is suddenly free. Someone who knows about the good work she has done--training therapy dogs while serving time--has arranged for her early release. This benefactor has even set her up with a job in the Massachusetts community of Gloucester. Meghan Custer is a wheelchair-bound war veteran. Ever since she was matched...
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English
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"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?"--
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 226 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A decade ago, former military counterintelligence officer Terry Henry joined his precocious young daughter, Kyria, on a trip to a nursing home in order to allow its residents to play with their family dog, a golden retriever named Riley. Terry was astounded by the transformations that unfolded before his eyes. Soon after, Terry and Kyria started their service dog organization, paws4people, with the goal of pairing dogs with human beings in need of...
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