BETTY WHITE on EVERY DOG HAS A GIFT This book gives us some specific examples of the unique therapy that dogs provide when it is needed most. Enjoy a good read, after which I'm sure you will appreciate your own dog even more."

As anyone who has ever gotten home after a long, hard day and been greeted by their dog and that soulful look of adoration will tell you: Dog love is one of the best kinds of love there is. In Every Dog Has a Gift, founder and executive director of The Good Dog Foundation Rachel McPherson explores the inspiring work that dogs are doing to help humans cope with a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional problems. Millions of dogs around the world are heroes every day. These therapy and service dogs (and often quite ordinary, uncertified dogs just like your own):

• bring their healing presence into hospitals and hospice centers;
• provide a calm and centering home base for autistic children; and
• serve as the perfect audience for kids who need help practicing and improving their reading skills.

  In telling these stories, Every Dog Has a Gift pays homage to the gift that each and every dog possesses: the ability to bring the healing power of unconditional love into our lives.

Author: Rachel McPherson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 10/13/2011
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781585428991
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Rachel McPherson is founder and director of The Good Dog Foundation, which runs training programs in New York (in NYC, Westchester, and upstate), New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.