New children's book honors real Therapy Dog from Hanover, PA. 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) February 6 2004--Publisher Moo Press of Warwick, NY announced today that the first book in their One Incredible Dog! book series will be published May 15, 2004. The first book is about Lady, a Therapy Dog who works in Hanover, PA. One Incredible Dog! is a new early reader series for ages 4-8 that honors the incredible things dogs do for people every day.
Lady recently won The Evening Sun Newspapers 2004 Pet of the Year," and has won numerous other awards and honors including The American Kennel Clubs Canine Good Citizen," Therapy Dog Internationals Active Outstanding Volunteer" and Hanover Hall Nursing Centers Certificate of Recognition for Many hours of joy she provides to our residents."
Therapy dogs help cheer up people young and old who are in hospitals, nursing homes, and special homes for children. Non-profit organizations like Therapy Dogs International (www.tdi-dog.org) and Delta Society (www.deltasociety.org) help educate and train therapy dogs and their handlers.
Author Chris Williams, a radio announcer in Baltimore, MD, was inspired by the therapy dogs that helped people after the attacks of 9/11. Networking locally, he met Kathy Miller, a nursing assistant at a nursing home in Hanover, PA who had a Therapy dog named Lady. After spending some time with Kathy and Lady, Chris wrote One Incredible Dog! a story that takes the reader through a typical day in the life of a therapy dog.
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 (about 40 hours per week) 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.
For more information on Lady, Kathy, and Chris, please see the publishers website at www.MooPress.com (downloadable graphics available) – Press Room page.
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