Chancer: How One Good Boy Saved Another
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1503942902 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
After honing her skills writing and producing advertising campaigns for clients throughout the Southeast, she created award-winning projects for Discovery, the Smithsonian Institute, and Broderbund/Random House.Donnie has authored two award-winning children’s books and contributed to national and international magazines and journals, including Guideposts and Adoption Today; her journey was captured in India’s
As the Winokurs’ marriage is unraveling, Donnie and Harvey hang on to the last shreds of their own promise.Desperate to alleviate her son’s constant rages and their crushing toll on the family, Donnie comes up with an innovative, untested, four-pawed solution: a golden retriever service dog named Chancer. Chancer is specially trained to give Iyal a unique love he desperately needs. When a devastating diagnosis tears author Donnie Kanter Winokur’s family apart, a service dog may be their best hope to stay together.
An honest, informative, and uplifting memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews“What a story! What a dog! Winokur’s memoir is a testament to the power of love, family, and friendship.” —Jennifer S. “The story of how Chancer helped the Winokurs and their son heal and grow closer is poignant and heartwarming. In time—though still their precious, cherished child—the boy exhibited severe and irreversible cognitive and behavioral disabilities. But what makes the book especially important is the frank way the author illuminates an underdiscussed disorder that affects as many as one child in twenty in the United States. When the lifeline turned out to be attached to a shaggy four-legged big-hearted golden retriever, their life took an irreversible turn for the better.” —Melissa Fay Greene, author of The Underdogs: