New Book Tells the Story of One Incredible Working Dog: Therapy Dog Lady!
New children's book honors real Therapy Dog from Hanover, PA, that works 40 hours a week. Lady was found by the side of the road and adopted by a nursing assistant who trained Lady to be a Therapy Dog. Author and radio announcer Chris Williams was inspired by 9/11 rescue dogs and networked locally to find Lady and wrote a children's book about a typical day in the life of a therapy dog.
Warwick, NY (PRWEB) May 7, 2004 -- Local publisher Moo Press of Warwick, NY
announced today that the first book in their One Incredible Dog! series will be
published May 15, 2004. One Incredible Dog! is a new early reader series for
ages 4-8 that honors the incredible things dogs do for people every
day.
Written by Chris Williams, a radio announcer in Baltimore, One
Incredible Dog! Lady is about Lady, a therapy dog who works 40 hours a week in
Hanover, PA.
Trainer and owner Kathy Miller says Lady was found abandoned
by the road in Spring 2000. As a nursing assistant and animal lover, Kathy had
always been interested in animal assisted therapy. She enrolled Lady in a
Therapy Dog certification program and after two years, Lady received her
certification from Therapy Dogs International in Flanders, NJ.
Lady and
Kathy work together in nursing at the Hanover Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, and volunteer at local schools, churches, and hospitals in the
Pennsylvania area to promote awareness of therapy dog programs.
Early
reviews have given this book 5 out of 5 stars: “The age range for this book is
probably 3-11. A great Early Reader non-fiction book that expands a child’s
world in many areas,” says Preschool Entertainment.com. Midwest Book Review
calls One Incredible Dog! Lady “heartwarming and inspiring,” while Molly Martin,
Children’s Book Review Columnist, describes it as “remarkable…I plan to use my
copy with adult beginning readers living in a residential care facility for the
mentally retarded.”
Chris, Lady, and Kathy often appear together to
promote the book and spread the word about the wonderful help therapy dogs can
provide. Chris signs books and Lady does “paw signing.”
For more
information on Lady, Kathy, Chris, and One Incredible Dog! Lady, please see Moo
Press’s Web site at www.MooPress.com (downloadable graphics available, see Press
Room page).
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