Joy Unleashed
The Story of Bella, the Unlikely Therapy Dog
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Animals, Dogs, Pets, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Jean Baur | ISBN: | 9781510702417 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing | Publication: | August 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Baur |
| ISBN: | 9781510702417 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Publication: | August 16, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Language: | English |
This “wonderful book” about a woman finding new life as a therapy-dog worker is “full of hope and surprises” (Michael Morse).
Just after Jean Baur adopted a rescue dog, Bella, she lost her job at sixty-five. She decided to enroll Bella in a certified therapy-dog class. This new work, visiting hospital patients with her therapy job, gave Jean hope and purpose.
As Bella’s work expanded to nursing homes and elementary schools, the journey into the world of therapy-dog work allowed Jean and Bella to help others. They met an Alzheimer’s patient who learned to smile again after Bella took a treat from her hand. They befriended a six-year-old boy with autism who previously had a deep fear of dogs. Bella also coaxed an uncommunicative hospital patient to open up again after she jumped into bed with him.
National award-winning author Kim Kavin says Joy Unleashed “isn’t just another book about a dog and a person rescuing one another. It’s about how, together, Jean and Bella share their beautiful gift with countless other people who so desperately need to smile.”
This “wonderful book” about a woman finding new life as a therapy-dog worker is “full of hope and surprises” (Michael Morse).
Just after Jean Baur adopted a rescue dog, Bella, she lost her job at sixty-five. She decided to enroll Bella in a certified therapy-dog class. This new work, visiting hospital patients with her therapy job, gave Jean hope and purpose.
As Bella’s work expanded to nursing homes and elementary schools, the journey into the world of therapy-dog work allowed Jean and Bella to help others. They met an Alzheimer’s patient who learned to smile again after Bella took a treat from her hand. They befriended a six-year-old boy with autism who previously had a deep fear of dogs. Bella also coaxed an uncommunicative hospital patient to open up again after she jumped into bed with him.
National award-winning author Kim Kavin says Joy Unleashed “isn’t just another book about a dog and a person rescuing one another. It’s about how, together, Jean and Bella share their beautiful gift with countless other people who so desperately need to smile.”
