Paws, Noses and People
A History of Dogs for the Disabled and the Development of Assistance Dogs in the UK
Published on 28. September 2015
282 pages
978-1-86151-489-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the past 30 years the use of assistance dogs for people with various difficulties and disabilities other than blindness and hearing loss has developed enormously, thanks to the inspiration, foresight and hard work of a few key people. Dick Lane, now retired as a vet, has been closely involved in the charity Dogs for the Disabled since its foundation in the 1980s. In this fascinating and authoritative work, based on his own experience, on interviews with users of assistance dogs and from official records, he tells the story of the growing appreciation of the value of dogs to many people, from those with an autistic spectrum disorder (under the recent PAWS initiative) to tetraplegics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Mereo Books
File size
2,37 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-86151-489-9 (9781861514899)
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