[bookshare-discuss] Re: Book submitted:: Chelsea The Story of a Signal dog

  • From: "Patti Johnson" <razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 23:35:29 -0500

    Sheylly, I am looking forward to reading this, it sounds so sweet.
Patti

You can't bounce the bounce if you can't pronounce the bounce.  --From The 
Tigger Movie
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From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 10:56 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Book submitted:: Chelsea The Story of a Signal 
dog


> Book submitted an easy valiadation.
> under the .rtf section of the website.
>
> I read this one, because i wanted to, smile, and fixed errors as I went.
> however, it does need a spell check as some of the words got seperated by 
> a
> space.  like pas senger, mess age, in form ation and the like.  My
> Braillenote spell check isn't advanced enough to know they needed to fit
> together.  So if i missed any a spell check with Word should find them.
> Besides that all is good with the book all page numbers and pages 
> accounted
> for and junk removed.
> Chelsea: The Story of a Signal Dog
> By Paul Ogden
>
> From the Book Jacket:
> Chelsea: The Story of a Signal Dog is the heartwarming, humorous,
> inspirational love story of a young deaf couple and the beautiful Belgian
> sheepdog who acts as their "ears" When Paul and Anne Ogden felt they 
> needed
> a better link to the hearing world, they turned to Canine Companions for
> independence, a unique organization that trains dogs to help deaf and
> disabled persons live more successfully and creatively with their special
> needs. It was at a CCI training center, in a two-week session so tough 
> it's
> called boot camp, that the Ogdens were matched with Chelsea, a 
> professional
> signal dog trained to respond to a wide repertoire of hand signals. For 
> Paul
> Ogden and Chelsea it was love at first sight, and the story of these two
> weeks at CCI is in part the story of the extraordinary bonding that takes
> place between a person and a dog who will always be at each other's side.
> Ogden also introduces us to the dogs' dedicated trainers and reveals the
> fascinating selection process for professional dogs. Through him we meet
> other students in the program, discovering how a professional dog becomes 
> an
> effective, working companion.
> Once the Ogdens return home with Chelsea, the story unfolds in lively
> detail. Life in a deaf family with an "almost human" dog seems to be a
> constant series of adventures and misadventures, and as Chelsea matures 
> into
> a proud professional, readers will be utterly captivated by her charm. In
> addition to being a heartfelt animal story, the book shows us life in the
> deaf world and demonstrates the important contribution that Chelsea and
> other working dogs like her make when they open up communication between 
> the
> hearing and the nonhearing. From amusing stories of misunderstandings that
> occur, such as when people mistake Chelsea for a Seeing Eye dog and insist
> on helping Paul cross the street, to his description of the beauty of sign
> language and how it works, Ogden vividly and insightfully educates as he
> entertains. Poignant, touching, and joyful, Chelsea reveals deeper truths
> about the way we communicate or fail to communicate with one another, 
> while
> conveying the spirit of triumph that once again proves that dogs are man's 
> .
> (and woman's) best friend. Chelsea is a love story guaranteed to delight.
> Paul W. Ogden, professor of deaf education at California State University 
> at
> Fresno, is the coauthor of The Silent Garden: Understanding the
> Hearing-Impaired Child. He lives with his wife, Anne Keegan Ogden, R.N., 
> and
> their signal dog, Chelsea. When Paul is not teaching, writing, or
> beachcombing, he is collecting stories from deaf people for an anthology.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Advisory Council
> www.guidedogs.com
>
> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
>
>      -- Vance Havner
>
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