Hi, do we have any books on animal training and/or care? Particularly dogs,
but any animals will work. If not, I have a request for some. Any kind is
fine with me, there are lots of 'em out there. For example, I had a really
cool one once called the idiots guide to dog training, and would have liked
to read it, but it was pretty long when I had it cuz I wasn't good at
scanning back then. I've long since donated, but from what I did read of
it, it was a good read. Stuff like that sounds kinda nice. Even so, I
think you guys do an awesome job with scanning and submitting so whatever
you scan is fine with me. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Allison
Just submitted Sound Friendships: The Story of Willa and her Hearing Dog By Elizabeth Yates
Is under the .rtf section: one correction to the comments. apparently all the blank pages are allowed, as the original file had more. So the page count is actually correct. sigh.
Anyway from the book Jacket: Should be a simple validation.
Sound Friendships is the story of Willa Macy, who lost her hearing when she
was fourteen years old, and Honey, a golden retriever, who helped her to
discover a new world of independence and security. It is also a story about
Hearing Dogs-their background, training, special abilities, and the unique
relationship they develop with their owners in working to surmount the
barriers of a physical handicap.
Foreword by Sheila O'Brien
The executive director of the New England Assistance Dog Service (HEADS), Mrs. O'Brien holds a master's degree in special education, and she has had wide experience in working with people who are deaf and in the training of Hearing Dogs.
About the Author
Books by Elizabeth Yates have won many awards, including the William Allen
White Children's Book Award and the Newbery Medal. In 1987, the New
Hampshire House of Representatives saluted her with a citation for lifelong
achievement,
While writing Sound Friendships, Miss Yates observed the training and
matching of dogs at the NEADS facility in Massachusetts and interviewed both
new and experienced Hearing Dog owners. Her story of Willa is based on the
experiences of two young women whom she met through the NEADS program.
Bob Jones University Press Greenville, South Carolina 29614
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
