The Emotional Rehabilitation of Valentino

By Vicky Flora

This book is a synopsis of four years of caring for an emotionally abused animal and shows what love, support, consistency, and trust can do.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Nov 16, 2016
• ISBN: 9781532011146

Vicky Flora

Vicky L. Flora lives in Merrill, Michigan, with husband, Dale, three horses, three cats, and three dogs. They have six children and nine grandchildren. Vicky holds a bachelor’s of science degree in respiratory care from Independence University, Salt Lake City, Utah. She also has an associate’s degree in respiratory care and an associate’s degree in humanities from Delta College, University Center, Michigan. She is registered nationally as an asthma educator, holding the credentials of AE-C.

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Copyright © 2016 Vicky Flora.

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This book is by no means meant to be used as a pet therapy guide or a substitute for such therapy. It is a documentation of the events and accounts of one person dealing with an adopted animal in her own way.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-1115-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-1114-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016918683

iUniverse rev. date: 11/16/2016

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 February 19, 2012

2 February 20, 2012

3 February 21, 2012

4 February 22, 2012

5 February 25, 2012

6 March 20, 2012

7 July 16, 2013

8 August 19, 2013

9 November 26, 2013

10 February 19, 2014

11 March 27, 2014

12 April 21, 2014

13 June 7, 2014

14 July 6, 2014

15 August 20, 2014

16 October 16, 2014

17 November 3, 2014

18 January 5, 2015

19 June 20, 2015

20 December 4, 2015

21 January 4, 2016

About the Author

References

To Dr. Dale A. Flora, my husband, my friend, my love

Acknowledgments

A special thank-you to Kathryn Barnum for the cover