When he is paired with a girl who has lost her legs, Rescue worries that he isn't up to the task of being her service dog.

The puppy Dash starts her first day at a hospital after graduating from Helping Paws Academy, but she is nervous about being a first-time facility dog. Then, she and her handler, Navya, are assigned to Francisco, a boy with type one diabetes, and her training kicks in.

The puppy Cricket and handler Tunde start their day at the children's hospital with excitement in the emergency room--nine-year-old Maddie has been admitted with appendicitis. Cricket must find a way to help Maddie with her pain and nervousness about the emergency surgery.

The puppy Lumos of the Helping Paws Academy and her handler Eun Ji are given a special task in the emergency room---nine-year-old Izzy has fallen and broken her arm. Lumos must help Izzy cope with the pain and the process of getting a cast put on.

Lucas Ray is shocked when an adorable puppy jumps out of an abandoned building and into his arms. Though the apartment he shares with his mother, a disabled veteran, doesn't allow dogs, Lucas can't resist taking Bella home. Bella is inexplicably drawn to Lucas, even if she doesn't understand the necessity of games like No Barks. As it becomes more difficult to hide her from the neighbors, Lucas begins to sneak Bella into the VA where he works. There,...

Luna has always wanted to be a therapy dog at Therapy Dogs Worldwide. Now she's a whisker away from reaching her fifty-visit pin that will make it official. But when her "clients"--the children who visit her--are put into a therapy group, Luna's routine is upended. Like the moon, Luna shows different faces at different times. And her clients each have different needs--Beatrice is tangled in knots of anger, Caleb rushes like a waterfall, Amelia carries...

"When Sophie Vasquez and her sisters dreamed up Puppy Promise--their service puppy training school--it was supposed to be her chance to bring some good into the world. But how can she expect to do anything when no one will take her seriously? Enter Harrison Parks: a rough, gruff, take-no-bull wildlife firefighter in need of a diabetic service dog. He couldn't be a more unlikely fit for Sophie or Bubbles--the sweet Pomeranian she knows will be his...

"Darcy Stone is game for anything--except sexy Navy vet and physical therapist AJ Colten, the guy who rejected her when she needed him most. Now the shoe is on the other foot and he needs her to play nice and help him secure grants for his patients. Unfortunately, Darcy can't refuse. She needs the money to fund her passion project: rescuing S&R dogs and placing them with emotionally wounded soldiers. AJ admits it--Darcy is irresistible. But he's already...

"After a betrayal that almost took his life, Detective Joel Standage is deskbound. A new assignment is his chance to find out if he still has what it takes to be a cop. His mission? Get close to Mollie Crane, a woman who's as guarded--and wounded--as he is. Her service dog, Magnus, trusts Joel before she does. When it becomes clear that his interest in her crime boss ex-husband is putting her in danger, what started as a case becomes personal, and...

Describes the necessity of therapy dogs, their duties, temperament, training, and common breeds chosen.