Every Dog Has a Gift is a compilation of true stories about dogs .who have nurtured people’s lives. It is separated into four parts:
1. Dogs as Healers and Teachers
2.Dogs That Change Lives
3. Kids + Dogs= Magic
4. Getting Involved
The first three parts tell heart warming and inspiring stories of different dogs that have helped heal, rescue, and even teach people. For instance, did you know that there is a children’s reading program that dogs participate in. Each child get to read a book to a dog. The dogs actually listen patiently and attentively. It has really encouraged children to read.
Dogs were not forced to do any of the things in these stories, they all willingly trained to do them. Just like you can’t pretend to be someone’s best friend, you choose to be.
The last part is a resource of how to get involved by being a handler of a therapy dog. It takes a lot of training and not all dogs are suited for the different jobs. There is listing of some of the different organizations that are out there and you will learn about Rachel McPerson’s own organization, The Good Dog Foundation.
I quite enjoyed this book. Some of the stories were better than others, as in any collection. Most of them centered more on the people than the dogs, which was my biggest disappointment. However, this is still a good book for dog lovers.
3.5/5
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