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Smart Paws

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Contents

Preface..............................................................ixAbout This Book......................................................xi1. A Time Together...................................................32. Choosing Recovery.................................................63. Ah Ha.............................................................104. Expanding My World................................................125. A Creative Childhood..............................................146. Anthropomorphism..................................................177. Animals in Cultures...............................................198. Moving to Arizona.................................................219. Shama.............................................................2410. Back to School...................................................2611. A Job............................................................2812. School Again.....................................................3013. Art, History and Therapy.........................................3214. Growing Up With Dogs.............................................3415. Learning Map.....................................................3616. Gamble Before Rusty..............................................3817. Raccoons and Friends.............................................4018. Campus Pals......................................................4219. Cats and a Monkey................................................4420. Search and Find..................................................4921. Utah.............................................................5222. Keeping Rusty....................................................5523. Along Came Camping...............................................5724. Initiated Camper.................................................6025. Beluga Butt......................................................6226. Bonding..........................................................6427. Velcro Dog.......................................................6628. Improvement......................................................6829. Discovery........................................................7130. Certification....................................................7431. Making It My Space...............................................7832. Sonoran Desert...................................................8033. Disappearing Act.................................................8234. Dancing in Mexico................................................8435. Birds at the Beach...............................................8636. Getting Comfortable..............................................8837. Outings..........................................................9038. Frightening Moment...............................................9239. Crowds...........................................................9440. Pals.............................................................9641. Adora............................................................9842. Lyric............................................................10143. Katie Now and Bella..............................................10344. Happy Home Until.................................................10545. The Girls and Lisa...............................................10846. Ozzie............................................................11147. Charlie..........................................................11448. Smokey Bear......................................................11749. Making Friends...................................................12050. Sashay and Boots.................................................12251. Squawking Parrot, Belly Dancer and Orangutan.....................12552. Dogs in Unique Places............................................12953. Beauty and the Bees..............................................13154. The Ferry Ride...................................................13455. Travels East.....................................................13656. The Comfort Toy..................................................13857. What's To Like About Grooming....................................14058. Family Member....................................................14559. The Nose Knows...................................................14860. Long Ago Lessons.................................................15061. From Wolves and Art..............................................15362. Tea Cup to Giant Mastiff.........................................15763. Traditional Dogs of Asia.........................................15964. Doggie Intelligence..............................................16165. Marvelous Dog Brains.............................................16566. Privileges.......................................................16867. Our Best Friends.................................................17068. Stop That Critter................................................17269. Nutrition Sense..................................................17470. Health Care Advances.............................................17671. Animal Protection................................................17972. Clever Ones......................................................18173. Adaptability.....................................................18574. Partnerships.....................................................18775. New Dimensions...................................................19076. Picking Your Pooch...............................................19277. Family Values....................................................19778. Natural Wisdom...................................................20079. What It Takes to be a Service Dog................................20380. Helper Paws......................................................20681. Our Impact on Others.............................................20982. Thoughtless Treatment............................................21183. My Partner, My Friend............................................21384. Understanding....................................................21685. Playful Learning.................................................22086. Why a Rusty......................................................22487. The Right Partnership............................................22788. Rescue Me........................................................23089. Well Behaved Partners............................................23390. Some Little Facts to Plan By.....................................23591. A Successful Training Model......................................23792. Training Challenges..............................................23993. Treats and Training..............................................24194. Doggies' Special Needs...........................................24395. Life Lessons.....................................................246Post Script..........................................................249A Dog's Creed........................................................251About the Authors....................................................252Acknowledgements.....................................................253Bibliography.........................................................254Endnotes.............................................................256

Chapter One

"God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have...