Dedication and Testimonials 4 Foreword By Dr Daniel Allen 8 Preface 9 1 Dogs shaping lives 11 2 Beginnings 13 3 Carly 15 4 Dogs, dogs, and more dogs 18 5 Miles 22 6 Let’s go! 25 7 First assignments 28 8 Inspiration and establishing links 32 9 How does this dog stuff work, then ...? 43 10 Connection, connection, connection! 48 11 And so to the dogs 53 12 Cassie: ‘go-to-girl’ 62 13 Emotional rescue 74 14 Paws and Pals 79 15 K9 Confidence and K9 Action 81 16 Take the Lead 84 17 Latest moves 87 18 Charlie 90 19 ‘D’ 94 20 Phillip 97 21 Amber 99 22 Stacey 101 23 Phil 103 24 Families and dogs 107 25 For Duke 111 26 Last chance saloon 113 27 The F-word 117 28 All who wander are not lost 119 29 Little things 121 30 Letting go or giving up? 123 31 Epilogue 125 Index 127