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Author
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Koko the Service Dog is based on a true story about Lisa and her beloved dog Koko. This story is told through Koko who is trained as a seizure response dog. Koko shares his story about how he came to live with Lisa and the many ways he helped her with her disability.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Tuesday has a personality that shines. I am not kidding when I say it is common for people to pull out their cell phones and take pictures of and with him. Tuesday is that kind of dog. And then, in passing, they notice me, the big man with the tight haircut. There is nothing about me--even the straight, stiff way I carry myself--that signals disabled. Until people notice the cane in my left hand, that is, and the way I lean on it every few steps....
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Captain Luis Montalvan never backed down from a challenge during his two tours of duty in Iraq. After returning home from combat, however, the pressures of his physical wounds, traumatic brain injury, and crippling post-traumatic stress disorder began to take their toll. Then Luis met Tuesday, a beautiful and sensitive golden retriever trained to assist the disabled. A unique story about the love between a man and a dog, and how they healed each other's...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The author of "Craig & Fred" describes how his devoted canine companion and he visited Maine State Prison to work beside inmates who serve purposeful time in prison by training service dogs for disabled veterans.
Grossi found Fred, a stray, while serving in Afghanistan, and brought him home. During their travels he was invited to speak at Maine State Prison and met the participants in a program run by the non-profit America's Vet Dogs. Many of the...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Sadie, a real dog who works with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, in this inspiring, Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on one of the winners of the annual American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards[trademark symbol]! Meet Sadie. Sadie has an important job as an Arson Dog 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....
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A Christmas to cherish And a secret to protect. This needs to be the best Christmas Kit O'Malley has ever seen-because she may not be able to see another. Diagnosed with failing vision, it takes all her determination to stay focused on what makes her happy: her daughter, her service-puppy-in-training and the puppy's trainer, Leo Duggan. But they can't reach their Christmas joy together until Kit's secret comes to light
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Just when Emery Guthrie thinks she’s put her childhood trauma behind her with the help of her beloved service dog, Beau Wilde returns to town. She can’t believe her high school bully now has guardianship of two orphaned children. But Beau has changed. And with her help, he’s determined to prove he can be a father…but can he convince Emery to become part of their family?"--Amazon.
Publisher
Jigsaw Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of a girl, her dog, and a man who needs to regain his self-reliance. Curtis Peterson, a strong, vital man in his late twenties, and his wife Marie (Pamela Bach) want ot start a family. Tragedy strikes when Curtis is paralyzed in a construction accident. Meanwhile, another family welcomes an addition to its household. Teenager Steve barnett adopts an 8 week old puppy to train as part of a church project. The Barnett family is to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Laila's birthday party, perfectly planned with her autism in mind, goes awry due to a change in weather and an accident with her cake, but with the help of her mom and her service dog, Laila knows she can handle this"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Based on the New York Times bestseller, UNTIL TUESDAY, this full-color picture book filled with adorable photographs tells the story of the amazing service dog who helps former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalv�an overcome his combat-related wounds"--
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Author
Series
Dog's purpose (Juvenile) volume 9
Publisher
Starscape, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Cooper, a malamute-Great Dane puppy, finds purpose as service dog and emotional support animal to fifth-grader Burke, a boy in a wheelchair.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"We meet dogs who detect cancer and Parkinson's disease, and dogs who alert people to seizures and diabetic lows or highs and other life-threatening physical ailments. Goodavage reveals the revolutionary ways dogs are helping those with autism, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder. And she introduces us to intrepid canines who are protecting us from antibiotic-resistant bugs, and to dogs who may one day help keep us...
Author
Publisher
Grand Harbor Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Donnie Kanter Winokur and her husband, Harvey, never could have imagined the heart-wrenching struggle that becomes their new reality after they decide to adopt two infants from Russia. As Iyal and Morasha grow, it becomes clear that Iyal's development is drastically lagging behind his sister's. By age four, he has a devastating diagnosis: fetal alcohol syndrome. But naming their battle provides little relief as Iyal and his family try to cope with...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Healing his daughter is worth risking his heart. After a tragic event leaves Rob Melbourne's little girl traumatized, he'll do anything to help her recover--even enlist his first love, Juliet Newkirk, and her therapy pup, Moose. Working with Juliet stirs up old feelings for Rob, a distraction he doesn't need. But with the dog's help, the road to healing his daughter might just give Rob and Juliet a second chance at happiness... From Love...
Author
Publisher
Once Upon a Silver Lining
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Alice Eloise's Silver Linings is the story of a silly, playful Double Doodle pup named Alice Eloise who dreams of becoming a service dog for her best friend, Sarah Kate. But no matter how hard she tries, Alice Eloise just can't tame her natural silliness into the serious respectability service dogs so often possess. Sarah Kate believes in Alice Eloise, encouraging her to look for the 'silver linings' whenever she faces a challenge. Woven throughout...
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After she rejected his public proposal, Frost Winslow didn't expect to see Zoey Lane again--with his infant twins in tow. Now Frost is determined to do right by his babies. But when the emotional support dog he's training keeps gravitating toward Zoey, it's clear she's hiding something more. As Frost grows into his new role as daddy, could a real family be in their future?"--Page 4 of cover.