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Greene, Melissa Fay,

The underdogs : children, dogs, and the power of unconditional love / Melissa Fay Greene. - First HarperLuxe edition. - x, 460 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-455)

Juke -- 4 paws for ability -- Connor -- Karen & Piper -- Lucy -- Casey & Connor -- Karen & Ben -- Logan -- Hero dogs -- Iyal -- Shelter dogs -- Prison dogs -- Lucy & Jolly -- Casey & Connor II -- Logan & Juke -- Eddie Hill & Timber & Dante & Keeper & Jiminy -- Micha & Casey -- Iyal & Chancer.

Describes the unbreakable bond between humans and canines through the story of a severely disabled woman who began training her own service dogs after she was deemed "too disabled" to receive one by every agency in the U.S...

ISBN: 9780062467232 0062467239

Subjects--Personal Names:
Shirk, Karen.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Service dogs.
Service dogs--Training.
Animals as aids for people with disabilities.
Human-animal relationships.
Children and animals.
Pets--Social aspects.
Dogs--Therapeutic use.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Large type books.

Dewey Class. No.: 636.70886