service dogs

When ten-year-old Nicki agrees to take over the training of Sprocket, a service dog, it is just one more thing in her overly full schedule, but much to her surprise, dog training teaches Nicki a valuable skill--how to stand up for herself. Includes photographs and essay on training service dogs.

Mourning the death of her beloved German shepherd, Sharron Luttrell decides to volunteer as a weekend puppy raiser. During the week Daisy is cared for and trained by a convict who is soft-spoken and polite. Sharron learns that Keith takes very good care of Daisy and the two begin to bond over their care of the pup. Then Sherron discovers the horrifying crime that led to Keith's incarceration and her faith in him is shattered. It takes Daisy, and her unwavering trust in Keith, to help Sharron come to terms with Keith's past and to recognize his struggle for redemption. Sharron and Keith believe they are training Daisy but in truth she is the one showing them how to fulfill their own destinies, to grow up, let go, and to experience what it really means to sit, to stay, and to love.

Captain Luis Montalvan returned home from his second tour of duty in Iraq, having survived stab wounds, a traumatic brain injury, and three broken vertebrae. But the pressures of civilian life and his injuries proved too much to bear. Physical disabilities, agoraphobia, and crippling PTSD drove him to the edge of suicide. That's when he met Tuesday, his service dog - his best friend forever.

The Peterson family has a new puppy, Honey the golden lab, to foster, and Charles sets about trying to find her a perfect home.

Canine search-and-rescue specialist Susannah Charleson presents stories from her job in rescuing dogs from pounds and turning them into psychiatric service dogs--Merlin the chocolate Lab puppy with a broken tail; Ollie, the blind and deaf terrier; and Jake Piper, a once-starving pit bull, all become comforting presences to humans who need them.

Explores the jobs of trained assistance dogs who help people with physical disabilities. Provides examples of real service dogs. Includes information for choosing and training the right type of dog for the job as a service dog.

Describes the work of dogs that are specially trained to assist blind, deaf, or disabled people.

Examines the work, training, and breeds that make good helping and companion dogs, such as the Labrador and golden retrievers.

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.

Anna and her seeing-eye dog Natalie are chosen by Anna's teacher to participate in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.