{"id":3102,"date":"2014-12-06T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogeardiary.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/comets-tale.html"},"modified":"2014-12-06T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T19:52:00","slug":"comets-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogeardiary.com\/2014\/12\/comets-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Comet\\’s Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"

How the Dog I Rescued Saved My Life<\/span>
by Steven D. Wolf<\/b> with Lynette Padwa<\/p>\n

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Memoir of a man and his dog. Steve, more often called Wolf, had recently separated from his family to live in a warmer climate during winter months, due to a debilitating back condition. He encountered a group that rescued abandoned racing greyhounds, and was captivated by a particular dog, Comet. Even though he had trouble taking care of himself, Wolf adopted Comet and helped her learn about daily life: raised pretty much as livestock, she had never been inside a house, never encountered stairs, tile floors, dog treats, children, crowds of shoppers and the like. As Wolf learned to understand Comet, she gradually lost her nervousness, gained confidence, and became devoted to him. When his health and mobility seriously deteriorated, he decided to train Comet as an assistance dog. Trainers he consulted had never heard of a greyhound being an assistance animal, none of them would take her on. So Wolf taught her himself, through trial-and-error, how to help him perform daily tasks that had become difficult or impossible- from opening doors and picking up dropped objects to navigating stairs and shopping malls. It\\’s amazing to see how Comet stepped into her new role and learned what was expected of her. But it\\’s not just a story of this man and his dog. It\\’s also about living with disability, the strain it puts on his family relationships, what it\\’s like to deal with decades of chronic pain (I thought about The Camera My Mother Gave Me<\/a><\/i>\u00a0more than once while reading this book). Not without its serious and funny moments, this is overall an inspiring and touching story.<\/p>\n

Rating: 3\/5<\/b> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0257 pages, 2012<\/p>\n

more opinions:
BookNAround<\/a>
Bookfoolery<\/a>
Diary of an Eccentric<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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