Short leash [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of dog walking and deliverance / / Janice Gary

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465631003321
• Autore: Gary Janice
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 2013
• ISBN: 1-62895-041-2; 1-60917-359-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (247 p.)
• Disciplina: 814/.6; B
• Soggetti: Authors, American - 21st century; Dog walking; Dogs; Human-animal relationships; Life change events; Self-realization in women; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; October 1991; Chapter 1 - October 2001; Chapter 2 - Fall 2001; Chapter 3 - November 2001; Chapter 4 - The Southern Love Puppy; Chapter 5 - Dr. Barney and Mr. Hyde; Chapter 6 - Winter 2002; Chapter 7 - The Four-Legged Crutch; Chapter 8 - March 2002; Chapter 9 - Spring 2002; Chapter 10 - Summer 2002; Chapter 11 - Random Acts; Chapter 12 - Fall 2002; Chapter 13 - Winter 2003; Chapter 14 - Spring 2003; Chapter 15 - Summer 2003; Chapter 16 - Fall 2003; Chapter 17 - Melting; Chapter 18 - Winter 2004; Chapter 19 - Tuesdays in the Park; Chapter 20 - Spring 2004Chapter 21 - June 2004; Chapter 22 - Summer 2004; Chapter 23 - Next Steps; Chapter 24 - Fall 2004; Chapter 25 - Smoke and Mirrors; Chapter 26 - Winter 2005; Chapter 27 - March Madness; Chapter 28 - Spring 2005; Chapter 29 - Third Wheel, Sixth Sense; Chapter 30 - Summer 2005; Chapter 31 - Fall 2005; Chapter 32 - Going Back; Chapter 33 - November 2005; Chapter ; 34 - Winter 2006; Chapter 35 - February 2006; Chapter 36 - Spring 2006; Chapter 37 - Summer 2006; Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: Janice Gary never walked alone without a dog - a big dog. Once, she was an adventurer, a girl who ran off to California with big dreams and hopes of leaving her past behind. But after a brutal rape, her youthful bravado vanished, replaced by a crippling need for safety. When she rescues a gangly Lab-Rottweiler pup, Gary is sure she's found her biggest protector yet. But after Barney is attacked by a vicious dog, he becomes a clone of his attacker, trying to kill any dog that comes near him. Walking with Barney is impossible. Yet walking without him is unthinkable. After years of being