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    Joy Unleashed: The Story of Bella, the Unlikely Therapy Dog
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    Joy Unleashed: The Story of Bella, the Unlikely Therapy Dog

    By Jean Baur and Aimee Scott

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    In 2007, Mary Eldergill, a volunteer member of Amigos de Los Animales (Friends of the Animals), discovered a group of newborn puppies on Dead Dog Beach in Puerto Rico. Mary rescued and rehabilitated them and, three months later, they flew to Newark, New Jersey, to be placed in their forever homes.

    Jean Baur and her husband adopted one of Mary’s rescuesa dog named Bellaand opened her Pennsylvania home to her new best friend. Just as Jean enrolled Bella in certified therapy-dog classes, she lost her job at the age of sixty-five. This new work, visiting hospital patients with her therapy job, gave Jean hope and a new purpose in life.

    After moving to Connecticut, Bella’s work expanded to nursing homes and elementary schools, as well as local hospitals and cancer centers. She met an Alzheimer’s patient who learned to smile again after Bella took a treat from her hand. She also befriended a six-year-old boy with autism (who previously held a deep fear of dogs) along with a disabled hospital patient who was withdrawn and uncommunicative until Bella jumped into the bed with him and coaxed him to open up again.

    Jean and Bella’s journey into the world of therapy-dog work gave them a bright, new outlookand has helped countless others overcome their own struggleswhile proving to all that broken souls can, indeed, be healed.

    Joy Unleashed is a must-read for anyone who appreciates the true power of the human-canine bond.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
    Release dateAug 16, 2016
    ISBN9781510702417
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    Joy Unleashed: The Story of Bella, the Unlikely Therapy Dog
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    Jean Baur

    Jean Baur, a career coach and author, has worked in the outplacement industry for the past 19 years. She's an expert in working with job seekers of all functions and levels, and likes nothing better than helping those in transition overcome obstacles and find work that's a good fit. Her first book, Eliminated! Now What?, won national media attention. She currently lives in New England, where she continues her work with Lee Hecht Harrison, a talent-solutions company, and teaches her own highly successful workshop: Boomers Back to Work! As an independent consultant, Jean has prepared thousands of job seekers for this critical part of getting hired.

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