Paws and Effect The Healing Power of Dogs

Name: Paws and Effect The Healing Power of Dogs
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ISBN: 9780385528566

ISBN-10: 0385528566

ISBN-13: 9780385528566

Edition: 2009

Authors: Sharon Sakson, Sharon Sakson

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Dogs have always been our friends and changed our lives for the better. But they may save our lives as well. Seamlessly weaving scientific research with compelling narrative,Paws & Effecttells incredibly moving stories of beloved pets who have supported their people through periods of ill health and other criseswith miraculous results: *Little Ben, a Chihuahua who can sense impending epileptic seizures *Abdul, a Golden Retriever/Lab mix, who was the world's first service dog and helped his owner by retrieving keys and phones, medicine from countertops, water from the refrigerator, and could even hand in credit cards at the grocery store *A Dalmation named Trudii, whose obsessive behavior…

Book details

List price: $17.50
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.15" wide x 8.00" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.462
Language: English

Sharon Sakson is a journalist,producer/writer of NBC News. and the author of more than 100 articles in the canine press, as well as the author of the forthcoming Barron's Guide to Brussel Griffons. She is a breeder of Whippets and Brussels Griffons and anAmerican Kennel Club dog show judge.



Foreword


Introduction



Living with Healing Dogs



The Healing Power of Early Dogs



The Patron Saint of Dogs



The Warm Touch of the Xolo



The Healing Power of Kyle



The Healing Power of Whippets



Pets Are Wonderful Support



Bonnie Bergin and the Amazing Power of Dogs



Big Dog in Troubled Places



My Puppy, Your Independence



Angel On A Leash



The Woman Who Smelled Like Cancer



If You're Sick, I'll Let You Know



An Army of Two



When the Dogs Go Marching In


Afterword


Acknowledgments


Appendix: To Find Out More


Bibliography


Index