Living with dogs

The special relationship between people and dogs began thousands of years ago. Ancient peoples knew that having animals around had some psychological and emotional benefits. In the 1800s, famous nurse Florence Nightingale began to see that pets reduced anxiety in hospital patients. Today, the human-animal bond is readily apparent where therapy dogs are involved. Therapy dogs are friendly and easy-going, and specially trained to provide benefits to people in hospitals, nursing homes, schools and many other places. Therapy dogs even help out in natural disasters.

Introduces the reader to owning and training dogs.

Millions of animals enter US animal shelters each year. Dogs are placed in shelters for many reasons, but through no fault of their own. Some are strays, some have been surrendered by owners who are unable to care for the animals, and others are placed in shelters to rescue them from extreme cruelty. Most dogs brought into a shelter do make great family pets. This book helps readers understand everything that is involved in adopting a dog from a shelter. After reading it, you can be part of saving a beautiful life. If you love dogs, every book in the Living With Dogs series is packed with valuable information and amazing photographs to delight readers and dog lovers. This series highlights service dogs and other dog heroes and provides readers with valuable information on dog ownership, training and rescue and adoption.