Masada, a bumbling golden retriever puppy, endears her readers as she describes her eighteen-months of training to become a lifeline for a veteran with PTSD.
When Masada is abandoned to prison life, Author Judy Howard expertly lures the readers to follow along as they, too, become incarcerated behind bars with the young dog.
The readers walk in Masada’s paw prints as she matures and adapts to the cold concrete life of confinement. They share Masada’s experiences and all that prison life entails - the hair-raising risks, the tension …. and the ache of loneliness.
Masada captivates her readers as she does her time by forming unusual bonds, first with Roy, her inmate trainer, and then with the other veteran inmate trainers. In the end, the total prison population becomes enamored by her dedication and loyalty.
Emotions run high when she proudly walks point for her veteran as she walks point down the graduation aisle.
Will the readers also be led down a wedding aisle?
Brad and Judy, founders of theK9s for Warriors facility and reunited after a forty-year separation since high school, face monumental responsibilities as they build the successful dog-training program for veterans. Finding puppy raisers and overseeing the inmate trainers the couple must make the crucial decisions of selecting which veterans receive the dogs. The strain on their relationship threatens to puts the much-needed program on the line.
A touching, feel good and yet educational story, about the wonderful world of service dogs saving veterans lives.
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