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The Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy Hardcover – February 6, 2002

by Marty Becker (Author), Danelle Morton (Author)

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From Dr. Marty Becker, co-author of the bestsellers Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul comes a ground-breaking new book that reveals the stirring stories and medical miracles behind the healing power of pets.

Pets and people have been living together for thousands of years, but as pets have moved indoors, there have been extraordinary changes in the relationship. In the last twenty years, medical research has increasingly proven the healing effect pets can have for the ill, the elderly, the stressed-out, and the emotionally disengaged. Research shows that people with pet companions have fewer doctor visits and recover more quickly from severe illnesses. In The Healing Power of Pets, Dr. Marty Becker, resident vet on ABC-TV's Good Morning America, shows readers how pets can prevent, detect, treat, and in some cases cure a variety of maladies, from arthritis to asthma, and from Alzheimer's to depression. Pets decrease cardiovascular risk factors, motivate their sedentary owners to exercise, and help people deal with chronic pain.

In addition, the book offers heart-warming true stories of pets who have enriched--even saved--their owner's lives to reveal the lasting physical, emotional, and social benefits of the human-animal bond.

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"For those of us who have always believed that pets enhance our lives and make us better human beings, Marty Becker drives the lesson home with compassion and wit. Our beloved animals never had a better friend."―Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.

"Dr. Becker steps confidently and competently into the animal-human arena, adding a strong voice for the healing powers of animals."―Susan Chernak McElroy, author of Animals as Teachers and Healers

About the Author

Dr. Marty Becker is the veterinary contributor to ABC-TV's Good Morning America. His highly regarded weekly newspaper column, "The Bond," is distributed internationally by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. Dr. Becker is also a contributing editor for Dog Fancy and Cat Fancy magazines, and is the chief veterinary correspondent for Amazon.com. He is co-author of Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul. He lives in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Danelle Morton is a Los Angeles-based journalist who has worked for publications ranging from The New York Times to People, and has served as a foreign correspondent, state capital bureau chief, columnist, and associate bureau chief of People's Los Angeles bureau. She is also the co-author of three books.

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Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Hachette Books; 1 edition (February 6, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786868082
ISBN-13: 978-0786868087
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4328 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Healing
- #15156 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Pets & Animal Care
- #108811 in Books > Teens

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Pets are my favorite kind of people!

Byfrustrated useron December 14, 2016

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Yes. My golden girl is a therapy dog who accompanies me to work and brings joy to me and others every day. This author has helped me to have a deeper understanding and appreciation for what my animals bring to my life. I highly recommend this book as a beginner understanding for the value of pets. Our pets are our people too.

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