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Names: Goodavage, Maria, 1962– author.
Title: Doctor dogs: how our best friends are becoming our best medicine / Maria Goodavage.
Description: New York: Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019004511 | ISBN 9781524743048 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781524743055 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Dogs—Therapeutic use. | Service dogs. | Human-animal relationships.
Classification: LCC RM931.D63 G66 2019 | DDC 615.8/5158—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019004511
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