My Therapist's Dog: Lessons in Unconditional Love

by Diana Wells

Book Overview

Diana Wells's intriguing exploration into the rewards of relationships--both the canine and human varieties--begins when she reluctantly starts seeing a psychologist, Beth, during a difficult time in her life. With no insurance to pay for counseling, a barter is arranged in which the client becomes part-time caretaker to the therapist's dog, Luggs, a sweet, clumsy black Labrador retriever.

As Wells examines her past--her peripatetic childhood,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565123719
• ISBN13: 9781565123717
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

The Complexity of Mourning

Diana Wells has written a sophisticated memoir about recovery from personal loss with a dog as a kind of remarkable deus ex machina. This book works on the dog-lover's level, on the confessional level, as a memoir from a fascinating person, and altogether is a fine story extremely well written.

good read

this is a sweet story about the sacred bond between animals and people.