Short Leash : a memoir of dog walking and deliverance / Janice Gary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gary, Janice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, American--21st century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.

Summary:

"Janice Gary never walked alone without a dog - a big dog. Once, she was an adventurer, a girl who ran off to California with big dreams and hopes of leaving her past behind. But after a brutal rape, her youthful bravado vanished, replaced by a crippling need for safety. When she rescues a gangly Lab-Rottweiler pup, Gary is sure she's found her biggest protector yet. But after Barney is attacked by a vicious dog, he becomes a clone of his attacker, trying to kill any dog that comes near him. Walking with Barney is impossible. Yet walking without him is unthinkable. After years of being exiled by her terror and Barney's defensiveness, Janice risks taking her dog to a park near the Chesapeake Bay. There, she begins the messy, lurching process of walking into her greatest fears. As the leash of the past unravels, Barney sheds the defensive behaviors that once shackled him and Gary steps out of the self-imposed isolation that held her captive for three decades. Beautifully written, Short Leash is much more than a "dog story" or a book about recovering from trauma. It is a moving tale of love and loss, the journey of a broken soul finding its way toward wholeness"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; October 1991; Chapter 1

October 2001; Chapter 2

Fall 2001; Chapter 3

November 2001; Chapter 4

The Southern Love Puppy; Chapter 5

Dr. Barney and Mr. Hyde; Chapter 6

Winter 2002; Chapter 7

The Four-Legged Crutch; Chapter 8

March 2002; Chapter 9

Spring 2002; Chapter 10

Summer 2002; Chapter 11

Random Acts; Chapter 12

Fall 2002; Chapter 13

Winter 2003; Chapter 14

Spring 2003; Chapter 15

Summer 2003; Chapter 16

Fall 2003; Chapter 17

Melting; Chapter 18

Winter 2004; Chapter 19

Tuesdays in the Park Chapter 20

Spring 2004Chapter 21

June 2004; Chapter 22

Summer 2004; Chapter 23

Next Steps; Chapter 24

Fall 2004; Chapter 25

Smoke and Mirrors; Chapter 26

Winter 2005; Chapter 27

March Madness; Chapter 28

Spring 2005; Chapter 29

Third Wheel, Sixth Sense; Chapter 30

Summer 2005; Chapter 31

Fall 2005; Chapter 32

Going Back; Chapter 33

November 2005; Chapter 34

Winter 2006; Chapter 35

February 2006; Chapter 36

Spring 2006; Chapter 37

Summer 2006; Acknowledgments.

Notes:

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