Cathy's pick is Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him, by Luis Carlos MontalvanSynopsis:
Returning home after two tours of duty in Iraq, former U.S. Army Captain Luis Carlos Montalvan's physical injuries and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) turn his life into a nightmarish existence. An email with a subject of "WWP and Puppies Behind Bars" alerted him to possible relief with the assistance of a service dog. This is his story but it is also the story of Tuesday, the intelligent, extensively trained but heartbroken golden retriever, who is chosen to become his service dog and constant companion. Much more than a dog story or a personal memoir, this is one of those rare books that enable the reader to come away with a different worldview. Just as Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet showed us the world through the eyes of an Autistic Savant, with Until Tuesday, Montalvan leaves his readers with a better understanding of the PTSD-driven world of a combat veteran and the valuable and unique role service dogs can fill in that world. (Bruce T. Filbeck, Bookseller, #2696, Port Huron, MI/Goodreads)
Cathy says: I learned a lot about service dogs and also the plight of returning veterans and how to have more empathy for them.
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