Vets and pets : wounded warriors and the animals that help them heal

9781510721937
1510721932

xvi, 195 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Acknowledgments
Foreword / by Former First Lady Barbara Bush
Foreword / by Animal Planet Host Andrea Arden
Introduction
Animals and veterans in America: their enduring bonds and healing powers
At your service
The army specialist : "A reason to get out of bed in the morning"
The marine tank commander : "That's what that dog is for"
The army nurse : "Some kind of a guardian angel"
The army captain : "Issac has been waiting for his special person"
The marine corporal : "Gnome somehow can read me"
The navy Vietnam veteran : "The dog becomes a family member"
The navy dog handler : "this was love at first bite"
More creatures, great and small
The Vietnam infantryman : "grab a bird, put on a glove, and go for a walk"
The army reservist : "My God, no one is going to adopt her"
The cowboy marine : "Here's how you saddle a horse"
The Air Force vet and veterinarian : "Our house is a pet menagerie"
The navy Boatswain's mate : "I just had to have him"
Max, the horse that helps heroes : "We have all fallen in love with him"
The army veteran : "Together, they heal and grow"
Secrets for an enduring bond : "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened"
Epilogue
About the authors

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Ferris, Kevin, 1958- author