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Gift to Share |
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A Gift to Share is a book
about generosity.
The story follows the adventures of Moritz the puppy as
he moves from Switzerland to Montana and learns to be a
therapy dog.
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An
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An Open Heart is a story
about kindness that Barry learned from Moritz.
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A
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A Peaceful Mind is a
story about patience.
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Other Books by Barry Schieber
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Nose to Nose
Paperback, 111 pages
published by Silent Moon Books, 2002
ISBN: 978-0-9721457-0-1
$18.00
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Nose to Nose
A Memoir of Healing |
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Recovering from emergency surgery in a foreign
country, Barry Schieber finds himself buying a puppy
to bring back to Montana. He had never thought of
owning a dog, any dog - let alone one that will soon
tip the scales at over a hundred pounds.
Once home, wherever they go, Moritz draws people to
him. Sensing something therapeutic about Moritz,
Barry comes upon a way to share this quality with
others. So begins their partnership for weekly
volunteer visits at a local hospital.
As this chronicle unfolds, the reader comes to
appreciate, with Barry, how a seemingly simple
interaction with Moritz leads to healing and to
engaging in the lives of others.
Barry Schieber has been an investment advisor, a
dean of
Nyingma Institute,
a writer of poetry, a planter of roses, and is now
Moritz's assistant in their hospital therapy work. |
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 Nose to Nose is a reflection of how one
beautiful, charismatic Bernese Mountain Dog named
Moritz shows a capacity to comfort and distract from
human suffering.
The book chronicles author Schieber's trips with
Moritz to visit hospital patients in Missoula,
Montana. Patients feel instant rapport with the huge
friendly dog and come to life during Moritz's
visits. A woman paralyzed on her left side
spontaneously hugs Moritz with her left arm. The dog
plants his paws on the bed of a moaning
three-year-old in a cast and touches noses with the
child, who breaks into giggles.
Thank goodness, Author Schieber doesn't attribute
miracle healing to Moritz. But the dog's simple
presence provides distraction from illness and
brightens the spirit.
Nose to Nose is an easy read. I finished it in one
sitting. For its deceptively simple style, the book
offers profound insight. The story is moving without
being sentimental. A must for anyone who appreciates
the powerful bond between dog and human.
- Karen Wills,
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Nose to Nose; A Memoir of Healing was written
as a chronicle of my experiences with Moritz in his
role as a therapy dog. These experiences were so
surprisingly heartwarming and human that I began to
write them down and share them with friends. Their
response was, "Please send more!"
- Author Barry J. Schieber
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