The Underdogs : children, dogs, and the power of unconditional love
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New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016].
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Published
New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016].
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Book
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344 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm.
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-336) and index.
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The Underdogs tells the story of Karen Shirk, felled at age twenty-four by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, who was turned down by every service dog agency in the country because she was "too disabled." Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life. "How many people are stranded like I was," she wondered, "who would lead productive lives if only they had a dog?" A thousand state-of-the-art dogs later, Karen Shirk{u2019}s service dog academy, 4 Paws for Ability, is restoring broken children and their families to life. Author Melissa Fay Greene weaves the latest scientific discoveries about our co-evolution with dogs with Karen{u2019}s story and a few exquisitely rendered stories of suffering children and their heartbroken families. Written with characteristic insight, humanity, humor, and irrepressible joy, the book is a compassionate exploration into our attachment to dogs, what constitutes a productive life, and what can be accomplished with unconditional love.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Greene, M. F. (2016). The Underdogs: children, dogs, and the power of unconditional love (First Edition.). Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Greene, Melissa Fay. 2016. The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love. Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Greene, Melissa Fay. The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

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Greene, Melissa Fay. The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love First Edition., Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.

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