Bibliograph

Bessie's story, watching the lights go out : a devoted dog's advancing blindness provides timeless life-lessons on the art of aging gracefully/, Thomas W. Farmen

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Bessie's story, watching the lights go out : a devoted dog's advancing blindness provides timeless life-lessons on the art of aging gracefully/, Thomas W. Farmen

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bessie's story

Oclc number

1076361435

Responsibility statement

Thomas W. Farmen

Sub title

watching the lights go out : a devoted dog's advancing blindness provides timeless life-lessons on the art of aging gracefully/

Summary

An inspiring story about a charming, brave, chocolate Lab who gradually loses her eyesight. The author leads the reader from the unexpected diagnosis of terminal blindness for his beloved four-year-old pet through the two-and-a-half year transition to sightlessness. In the process, Bessie unwittingly becomes an expert mentor and teacher for the high-wire act of growing older with grace and optimism

Table Of Contents

Before we begin -- Time remaining -- Supplements -- Hope -- Halloween -- Perspective -- Hot chocolate -- Snowmen -- Houseguests -- New tricks -- Weekends -- Spring training -- A night out -- Back in the water -- Graduation -- Summer vacation: part one -- Summer vacation: part two -- Wounded -- Back in school -- Annual checkup -- Ice hockey -- Instincts take over -- Barking at the dark -- Catching a buzz -- She's upstairs again -- Right-eyed Bessie -- Cotton balls -- A retriever forever -- Talking to dogs -- Angel's halo -- Love the one you're with -- Watching the lights go out

resource.variantTitle

Watching the lights go out

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