Hi everyone, a book by Betty White, since I received a dog named for her husband and since I like her as an actress and classy lady and we didn't have most of her books in the collection I decided to fix that problem. here is the first of three books by her. Is a good one, smile, though a wee bit dated, but fascinating to see that even then people were considering the human animal bond as something that was special and important, I am glad we have come a long way to respect the importance of the bond.
ISBN: 0-688-02207-3 Title: Betty White's Pet Love: How Pets Take Care Of Us Author(s): Betty White, Thomas J. Watson Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Copyright Date: 1983 Copyrighted By: Betty White and Thomas J. Watson Brief Synopsis:Much has been written about how people should take care of their pets-but here is a fascinating, documented account of how pets can and do take care of people. Noted actress and animal lover Betty White draws on personal experience and the studies of leading authorities to show how science has confirmed what pet owners have known instinctively all along-that pets contribute to the health and well-being of their owners.
Long Synopsis:Much has been written about how people should take care of their pets-but here is a fascinating, documented account of how pets can and do take care of people. Noted actress and animal lover Betty White draws on personal experience and the studies of leading authorities to show how science has confirmed what pet owners have known instinctively all along-that pets contribute to the health and well-being of their owners. Pet-love-"the human/companion animal bond" -is a mutually rewarding relationship. In the past few years, scientific research has not only explained why and how but also greatly extended the possibilities for its use. For instance, "pet therapy" or "pet-facilitated therapy" is currently being used to treat the mentally ill, revitalize the elderly, and motivate the handicapped. This book describes some remarkable case histories. There are new insights now into the attitudes and feelings that humans have toward their pets and therefore new insights into what pets do for us. Many animals give owners who live alone a feeling of security. Walking a dog provides exercise for people who might otherwise never get out of the house. The companionship of pets dramatically reduces feelings of isolation and loneliness. Perhaps most important, pets provoke a strong caring response in their owners. Pets reduce stress, may lower a person's blood pressure, and in other ways can actually improve health and prolong life. Pet-Love is an entertaining book as well as a serious one-just as pets are themselves entertaining. Betty White tells many stories of her own experiences with animals and those of celebrity pet owners such as Carol Burnett, Jimmy Stewart, Mary Tyler Moore, Fred Astaire, and Loretta Swit. It is wonderful to read about the intelligence of Hearing Ear dogs who help their deaf owners cope with life, or how family pets can aid the learning process in children, and how pets can give everyone the happiness of experiencing their un questioning affection. Four-time Emmy Award-winner betty White, famous for her role as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has been a lifelong champion of animals. She was recently elected president of the Morris Animal Foundation, a national research group dedicated to improving the health of companion animals. She has been affiliated as a board member with the American Humane Association and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association since 1974. She was creator, writer, and hostess of a syndicated television series, The Pet Set, and also has had a daily radio show, Betty White on Animals. She is now in the cast of the new NBC comedy hit Mamas Family. Thomas J. Watson, a longtime pet lover, is coauthor of Loving Lucy, an illustrated biography of Lucille Ball. He is an eleven-year veteran of the research department of the CBS television network.
Comments:Has been read through. All page numbers that were present in the file are present titles from pages have been removed. Pictures that contain captions were left in where they were found with a "caption:" marking the cpations to photographs. I have read through the book and believe it is complete. Should be a fairly easy proof, and a delightful read. If you have any questions please contact me at juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I have images of any pages if needed, do not have the book any longer.
Adult content: No Language: English US Book Quality: EXCELLENT Categories: Nonfiction, Animals, Health, Mind and Body Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT and Ludden Black Labrador Guide DogThe artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else. -John Updike, writer (1932-2009)
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