service dogs

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.

Describes animals that help people who are blind or deaf, or who have physical handicaps.

Readers are introduced to some of the canines that participate in the Puppies Behind Bars program, which teaches prison inmates to raise puppies and train them to work as service dogs for people living with disabilities.

Describes the training of and work performed by service dogs and shows the many ways dogs help partners who are in wheelchairs, cannot hear, have epilepsy, or cope with various other physical issues. Includes a list of further resources.