service dogs

"...tells the story of Karen Shirk: felled at age twenty-four by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as an immobile, deeply isolated and depressed, ventilator-dependent patient, she was rejected by every service dog agency in the country as 'too disabled.' Her nurse encouraged her to raise her own service dog, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life. 'How many people are stranded like I was' she wondered, 'who could lead productive lives with a service dog?' A thousand dogs later, Karen Shirk's service dog academy, 4 Paws for Ability, is restoring hurting children and their families to life"--Dust jacket.

Max is a determined puppy with a lot to learn on his adventure of becoming a service dog. Max's puppy raiser, Sam takes him everywhere. Discover all the fun and important ways Max earns his special yellow vest as he gets ready to help someone in need of a true hero.

"[Simple text and photographs teach young readers that] service dogs work with people who need help with some special tasks ...[Service dogs] can open doors and even bring medicine to their sick owners"--Provided by publisher.

Chester hopes to follow in his mother's paw prints and become a service dog, but when a family with an autistic son adopts him, it's not exactly what Chester imagined, but he'll do whatever he can to prove he's the right dog for the job.

"In this book, readers will learn about therapy dogs."--.

Shares the stories of dogs who work with military, police, and rescue personnel.

"Meet Sadie, a real dog who works with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation ... Because her sense of smell is 100 times stronger than a human's, she helps firefighters and police officers find the causes of fires"--Provided by publisher.

Companion and therapy animals have become a vital part of today’s world.

Service and therapy dogs have a profound impact on the lives of military personnel injured in action. Veterans who have physical injuries often return with psychological issues as well and these can be treated with help, companionship, and love from working canines.

Text and photographs look at therapy dogs.