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Author:
Greene, Melissa Fay, author.
Title:
The underdogs : children, dogs, and the power of unconditional love / Melissa Fay Greene.
Edition:
First Ecco paperback edition.
Publisher:
Eccoan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
344 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subject:
Shirk, Karen.
Service dogs.
Service dogs--Training.
Animals as aids for people with disabilities.
Human-animal relationships--Psychological aspects.
Children and animals.
Pets--Social aspects.
Dogs--Therapeutic use.
Pets--Social aspects.
Service dogs.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Juke -- 4 paws for ability -- Connor -- Karen & Piper -- Lucy -- Casey & Connor -- Karen & Ben -- Logan -- Hero dogs -- Iyal -- Shelter dogs -- Prison dogs -- Lucy & Jolly -- Casey & Connor II -- Logan & Juke -- Eddie Hill & Timber & Dante & Keeper & Jiminy -- Micha & Casey -- Iyal & Chancer.
Summary:
"Describes the unbreakable bond between humans and canines through the story of a severely disabled woman who began training her own service dogs after she was deemed "too disabled" to receive one by every agency in the U.S."--NoveList.
ISBN:
0062218522
9780062218520
OCLC:
(OCoLC)951645166
Locations:
MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

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