by Patricia Wheeler | Feb 25, 2020 | Updates
By Patricia H. Wheeler, PhDPublished by AuthorHouse, 2012 I have been a therapy dog handler since 2002, when my dog, Lawrence, the Livermore Lab, started going to an Alzheimer’s facility each week. In 2004, he began going to the VA in Livermore, California, at least...
by Patricia Wheeler | Dec 1, 2015 | Updates
A utility box in Livermore, CA, was painted to honor and in memory of three therapy dogs that provided thousands of hours of service to our veterans and others—Albert, Lawrence and Thunder. The box was painted by Sue Marchand, the wife of Livermore Mayor John...
by Patricia Wheeler | Jan 23, 2014 | Updates
Lawrence, the Livermore Lab, went to Doggie Heaven on December 21, 2013. And two weeks later, his buddy, Albert, went to Doggie Heaven to join Lawrence. Albert was grieving and stopped eating after Lawrence died. Both dogs were registered therapy dogs with Therapy...
by Patricia Wheeler | Sep 1, 2013 | Reviews
Successful Tails: The Wonders of Therapy Dogs Patricia H. Wheeler, Ph.D. AuthorHouse, 359 pages, (paperback) $23.95, 978-1-4772-6474-4 (Reviewed: December 2012) Successful Tails explores the world of therapy dogs, serving both as a guidebook for those who might be...
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