Becoming Lady: A Rescued Golden's Journey from Lonely to Loved

By Lady and Jeanne Maxon

When we first discovered Lady, a shy golden retriever, she’d been fending for herself for quite a while. She had no reason to trust humans and zero social skills. We rescued her to become a service dog for a veteran, but Lady had other ideas. She had boundless joy to share with everyone. She let us know that she was cut out to be the ideal therapy dog, and her journey was nothing short of miraculous. Lady has become an inspiration to the young students who can’t wait to read to her, the elderly patients who look forward to her visits, and the many faces she lights up everywhere she goes. “I’ve trained thousands of dogs, but Lady is the one that continues to inspire me every day.”--Richard Kaplan, Founder and Master Trainer, Canine Angels Service Dogs “Lady gives hope and purpose to all who are now, or someday will be, half of a foster partnership.”--Janie Withers, Lifelong Animal Advocate and President of Paws-Ability

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hillcrest Media Group
• Release date: Jun 23, 2015
• ISBN: 9781634135184

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