The book that I am reviewing today is "Doctor Dogs" written by Maria Goodavage. I reviewed her book "Secret Service Dogs" here on the blog last year. "Doctor Dogs" is a book that relates a lot of information about how dogs are being used to help people with a host of medical conditions.
In this book, the author lets us know about how dogs are able to help diabetics by detecting if a person's blood sugar is too high or too low. Dogs are also being used as seizure alert dogs. These dogs are so important to the people that they help. They become cherished friends and members of the family.
The part of the book that really interested me the most was the way that dogs are being used to help people with mental health issues. The stories about the dog who helped the woman with hallucinations was very interesting. She came to understand that if the dog wasn't reacting to the dangerous hallucinations she was experiencing, she could ignore the hallucinations because they weren't real. She has made a great deal of progress in her life with the help of her canine assistant.
Another interesting feature of the book is the discussion about how dogs are being used to sniff out cancer. This research may have life saving ramifications in the near future.
I really enjoyed reading "Doctor Dogs". Like in her previous books, Maria Goodavage does an excellent job of relating stories about dogs and their people. She writes in such a way that you really get to know the subjects she is writing about.
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