Discusses the use of dogs in therapy and as aides for the handicapped, the breeds suitable for such work, and training.

Tells the story of the service dog who helps former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalván overcome his combat-related wounds.

Dogs can be great companions, and once they are trained to help a person with disabilities, the owner can have more fun in life without having to worry about medical conditions that restrain he or she from doing the things they enjoy.

Luna has always wanted to be a therapy dog at Therapy Dogs Worldwide. Now she's a whisker away from reaching her fifty-visit pin that will make it official. But when her "clients"--the children who visit her--are put into a therapy group, Luna's routine is upended. Like the moon, Luna shows different faces at different times. And her clients each have different needs--Beatrice is tangled in knots of anger, Caleb rushes like a waterfall, Amelia carries...

When ten-year-old Nicki agrees to help her mother raise Sprocket, a mixed breed shelter dog destined to become a service dog, Nicki soon discovers the ups and downs of raising a dog, while she experiences strained relationships at school.

Nicki Fleming spends every day working with Sprocket, the adorable service dog she is raising- plus helping her mom who is expecting twins.

A tour of the psychiatric service dog industry traces the author's work with unwanted shelter dogs before matching them with people in need, documenting her own partnership with a search canine while sharing uplifting success stories.

"Former US Marine Jess Winslow reenters civilian life a new widow, with little more to her name than a falling down house, a medical discharge for PTSD, and a loyal dog named Lucy. The only thing she actually cares about is that dog, a black-and-white pit bull mix who helps her cope with the devastating memories of her time in Afghanistan. After fifteen years -- nearly half his life -- in state prison, Mason Burke owns one set of clothes, a wallet,...