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2) Therapy dogs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Engaging images accompany information about therapy dogs. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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"Show[s] how service and therapy dogs are having a profound impact on the lives of military personnel injured in action. Not only do our veterans deal with physical injuries, but they often return with psychological issues that can be treated with help, companionship, and love from working canines"--Amazon.com.
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In 2007, Mary Eldergill, a volunteer member of Amigos de Los Animales (Friends of the Animals), discovered a group of newborn puppies on Dead Dog Beach in Puerto Rico. Mary rescued and rehabilitated them and, three months later, they flew to Newark, New Jersey, to be placed in their forever homes.
Jean Baur and her husband adopted one of Mary's rescues-a dog named Bella-and opened her Pennsylvania home to her new best friend. Just as Jean enrolled...
7) Therapy dogs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"What's better than hugging a furry, four-legged friend when you're feeling down? Everyone feels sad, scared, or lonely from time to time. Therapy dogs comfort people who need it. Learn all about these heroic dogs"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"From peanuts to oncoming seizures and changes in blood sugar, medical detection dogs can smell it all. These doggy doctors use their super sniffers to keep people safe and give them more independents in the world. Learn all about these heroic dogs"--
10) Pound for pound: a story of one woman's recovery and the shelter dogs who loved her back to life
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"In an inspirational memoir, a writer, eating-disorder survivor and animal-welfare advocate shares how she overcame the disease of bulimia with the help of the shelter dogs she cared for, who helped her find the courage to forgive herself and find spiritual healing, reminding us all that animals are more than just friends and companions."
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In his previous books, Katz introduced us to the menagerie at Bedlam Farm, including Izzy, the border collie rescue. Affectionate and intuitive, Izzy is unlike any dog Katz has encountered, and the two undertake a journey Katz could not have imagined without the arrival of a new companion: a spirited, bright-eyed black Labrador puppy named Lenore. As trained hospice volunteers visiting homes and nursing facilities, Katz and Izzy bring comfort to people...
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This book is the hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of a woman learning the secrets of love, health, and happiness from some very surprising teachers: her dogs. The author was thirty, single, and working as a part time clerk in an insurance company, wondering if she would ever meet the man she could spend the rest of her life with. And then it happened. She met the irresistible Otto, her first in a long line of Boston terriers, and fell instantly in...
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"A layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life. At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a newleash--er, lease--on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an...
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"The editor-in-chief of Guideposts magazine shares the heartwarming story of Millie, his beloved golden retriever, and how she taught him to be a more compassionate person, deepened his faith, and inspired him on his long-term path of recovery from addiction. From the moment his new golden retriever puppy jumped into his arms, Edward Grinnan and his wife, Julee, were in love with her. Edward didn't know it yet, but Millie would change his life. In...
15) Only yours
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Montana Hendrix has found her calling working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she's ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs help her find Mr. Right. . . or maybe Dr. Right? Scarred since childhood, Simon Bradley avoids emotional entanglement by moving from place to place to heal children who need his skillful touch. Can his growing feelings for Montana lead him to find a home in Fool's...
17) Therapy dogs
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[2014]
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"In this book, young readers will learn about therapy dogs."--
19) Therapy dogs
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c2011
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"Simple text and full-color photos illustrate the traits, training, and duties of therapy dogs"--Provided by publisher.
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