from Aurone

A Dog Walks Into the Nursing Home is an interesting book about what a woman learns about life by training her dog to be a therapy dog, and then visiting a nursing home with the dog. It is not like many of the other "pet" books that I have read which center on the dog or cat and show us what life ...

from dulcibelle

This is a sweet memoir about Halpern and her labradoodle, Pransky, who became a certified therapy dog team and visited the local nursing home every week. Halpern's daughter was in college and her husband travelled a lot for work, so she was looking for something to keep she and Pransky occupied. ...

from tloeffler

How fun to read a book about a dog where the dog doesn't die! But beyond that, this is a great little book about living, dying, and the lessons we can learn from our canine companions. Sue Halpern decided to have herself and her Labradoodle, Pransky, certified as a therapy-dog team. But Sue is al...

from m.belljackson

Though woven with the sadness of the inevitability of death and dying in the County Nursing Home, this book is positive and inspiring on many levels, from basic caring, acceptance, generosity, and empathy to true non-judgment and compassion. Guided by Aristotle's Seven Virtues, the chapters unfol...

from tjsjohanna

Each chapter of this memoir is written around a virtue, which gives structure to the collection of memories made while volunteering at the local nursing home. I thought Ms. Halpern's insights as she watched her dog interact with residents were thoughtful, particularly in the context of aging and ...