Trusting Calvin: How A Dog Helped Heal A Holocaust

Trusting Calvin: How A Dog Helped Heal A Holocaust Survivor’S Heart
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Max Edelman was just 17 when the Nazis took him from his Jewish ghetto in Poland to the first of five work camps, where his only hope of survival was to keep quiet and raise an emotional shield. After witnessing a German Shepherd kill a fellow prisoner, he developed a lifelong fear of dogs. Later beaten into blindness by two bored guards, Max survived, buried the past, and moved on to a new life in America, becoming an X-ray technician. But when he retired, he needed help. He needed a guide dog. After a month of training, he received Calvin, a handsome, devoted chocolate Labrador retriever. Calvin guided Max safely through life, but he sensed the distance and reserve of Maxâ€™s emotional shield. Calvin grew listless and lost weight. Trainers intervenedâ€”but to no avail. A few days before Calvinâ€™s inevitable reassignment, Max went for an afternoon walk. A car cut into the crosswalk, and Calvin leapt forward, saving Maxâ€™s life. Maxâ€™s emotional shield dissolved. Calvin sensed the change and immediately improved, guiding Max to greater openness, trust, and engagement with the world. Here is the remarkable, touching story of a man who survived history and the dog that unlocked his heart.
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Country USA
Brand Lyons Press
Manufacturer Lyons Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, frontispiec
ReleaseDate 2012-12-04
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780762780617

Country	USA
Brand	Lyons Press
Manufacturer	Lyons Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, frontispiec
ReleaseDate	2012-12-04
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780762780617

Trusting Calvin: How A Dog Helped Heal A Holocaust Survivor’S Heart

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