Therapy Dog Lady, Star of Children's Book, to Visit Day Care Center, Nursing Home, and Hospital in Warwick, NY

Warwick, NY June 25, 2004 -- Local publisher Moo Press of Warwick, NY announced today that Lady, a therapy dog who works 40 hours per week in Hanover, PA and star of their first children's book One Incredible Dog! Lady by Chris Williams, will visit Warwick June 28th and 29th. She will be accompanied by her owner and trainer, Kathy Miller, who is also featured in the book. While Lady is in Warwick channel 10 News will be interviewing her and Kathy for a story. Kathy and Lady love to spread the word about the wonderful help that therapy dogs provide, and their visit is packed with activities and appearances.

Monday, June 28th
-    WTBQ radio station, following author Chris Williams' 7:15 AM interview
-    Warwick Day Care
-    Mt. Alverno Nursing Home
-     St. Anthony's Hospital
   
Tuesday, June 29th
-    Winslow Therepeutic Center Healing with Horses
-    Lady will be doing a Paw Signing (autographing) at The Bookstore, 20 Main Street.
-    Warwick Humane Society

The therapy dogs that helped people after the attacks of 9/11 inspired author Chris Williams, a radio announcer in Baltimore, MD. Networking locally, he met Kathy Miller, a nursing assistant at a nursing home in Hanover, PA who had a Therapy dog named Lady. After spending some time with Kathy and Lady, Chris wrote One Incredible Dog! Lady, a story that takes the reader through a typical day in the life of a therapy dog.

Trainer and owner Kathy Miller says Lady was found abandoned by the road in Spring 2000. As a nursing assistant and animal lover, Kathy had always been interested in animal assisted therapy. She enrolled Lady in a Therapy Dog certification program and after two years, Lady received her certification from Therapy Dogs International in Flanders, NJ. Lady and Kathy work together in nursing at the Hanover Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and volunteer at local schools, churches, and hospitals in the Pennsylvania area to promote awareness of therapy dog programs.

Early reviews have given this book 5 out of 5 stars: "The age range for this book is probably 3-11. A great Early Reader non-fiction book that expands a child's world in many areas," says Preschool Entertainment.com. Midwest Book Review calls One Incredible Dog! Lady "heartwarming and inspiring," while Molly Martin, Children's Book Review Columnist, describes it as "remarkable…I plan to use my copy with adult beginning readers living in a residential care facility for the mentally retarded."

For more information on Lady, Kathy, Chris, and One Incredible Dog! Lady, please see Moo Press's Web site at www.MooPress.com (downloadable graphics available, see Press Room page).




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