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Amazing Dogs Stories of Brilliance, Loyalty, Courage and Extraordinary Feats

Wojna, Lisa
ISBN-10: 1894864727
ISBN-13: 9781894864725

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Man's best friend can be pets or working dogs, but whether they are the kind that race for sticks and balls or those that find survivors of disasters they can be the subject of some of the most amazing and touching stories.Our best friends. They can be pets or working dogs; they race for sticks and balls or find survivors of disasters, and they are the subjects of some of the most amazing and touching stories: Employees of the Albany post office adopted a stray puppy named Owney, and in his life he traveled hundreds of thousands of miles with the mail to places around the world, John Dignard, victim of a brain injury, introduced the concept of memory dogs by training a German shepherd to help him, Rescue dogs working 9-11 found a few survivors, but the remains they uncovered provided closure for grieving families, Times were tough for Jude Stringfellow, but a bipedal puppy named Faith taught her to hope again, The Sica family's golden retriever, Bullet, saved their three-week-old son from certain death from an undiagnosed heart condition, Stubby, a mongrel boxer mutt, became a hero on the front lines when his frenetic barking alerted sleeping soldiers to poisonous gas, Skippy, a hearing-ear dog, has given Kerena Marchant a taste of what freedom really means, Blue heeler cross Skidboot has made appearances on Jay Leno, Oprah and the Late Show with David Letterman to perform his amazing tricks.

And so many more heartwarming stories... Book jacket.

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Introduction



Beyond Belief


Everyday Dog Heroes


A Dog Is Everyone's Friend


To the Rescue



Lending a Hand


The Seeing Eye, the Hearing Ear


Bringing Comfort


Finding His Way


Medical Mysteries



Hard at Work


War Dogs


One Black Day


Hike! Hike!


Calling 9-1-1



A Dog's Life and Other Tidbits


Against All Odds-Dogs Who Never Say Die


Bits & Pieces


A House is Not a Home


Fantastic Feats & Frolicking Fun


Notes on Sources

List price:	$18.95
Edition:	2008
Publisher:	Folklore Publishing
Binding:	Trade Paper
Pages:	272
Size:	5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight:	0.55 lbs.
Language:	English

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