By Lisa Cohn When we released our first book, Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence, we wanted to teach kids all about the brave, helpful and sometimes life-saving things dogs do for kids. We wanted to tell hero dog stories and superpower dog stories. Michael, who was five at the time, decided
We’ve written about superpower and superhero dogs: Using their keen sense of smell and ability to sense how humans feel, they help people with diabetes, autism, seizures and other conditions. For example, diabetic service dogs sound the alarm when they sense drops in kids’ blood sugar. They try to “tell” children
By Lisa Cohn Boy meets dog. Dog kisses boy. When we leave the library or book store, when we’re walking in the forest near our house, when we’re shopping in Portland–one of the dog-friendliest cities in the country–the story is often the same. Boy meets dog. Then there’s a
By Lisa Cohn I’m proud to be a dog mom on Mother’s Day! For me, as I mention in the article below, I’m proud of the fact that I spend a lot of time caring for my pet, making him homemade food because he has allergies, taking him on walks
By Lisa Cohn The first grader’s innocent question took me by surprise. Did we get the inspiration for our “Bash and Lucy” book series from our dog who died? Even though I had answered this question many times, there was something about the student’s earnest expression that brought tears to
Authors Raise More Than $400 for Oregon Humane Society at Multimedia Book Reading Sept. 25 By Lisa Cohn Touched by a dog’s love. That was the theme that permeated a multimedia book reading, “Books+Bark+Beer,” in Portland Sept. 25 that raised $406 for the Oregon Humane Society. Many of the authors
Service dogs for children are our heroes! They are trained to help kids in amazing ways. In this video, we share with you how they help autistic kids. We interview a boy who attended an Autism Service Dogs of America camp, where he and other kids took service dogs with
Hero dog stories are Michael’s favorite stories. In this video, Michael, co-author of “Bash and Lucy Fetch Confidence,” relates the story of Bear, a mastiff mix who saved his owner, a retired policewoman, from a fire. He woke her up at 5 a.m. by jumping on her bed. The owner