"If It Wasn't For That Dog!" by Michael Forester

It's amazing what you can achieve with persistence, a bit of chopped liver and a pre-owned teddybear .........

"A delightful and hugely enjoyable true life story of how an assistance dog changed a life - I loved it" Sir Anthony Jay, writer of Yes Minister.

"A humorous and heartfelt chronicle about two individuals learning to dance together in perfect harmony" Dr. Bruce Fogle MBE (Vet & co-founder of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People)

"A truly touching story that features one of the greatest characters I have the pleasure to have as a customer - the wonderful Matt, Michael's assistance dog" Jane Denny owner of Super Clean Dogs

In 2002 Michael, a deafened man from the New Forest, lost his home, his marriage, his business and his father - but then he always has been a tad careless. Then someone suggested that getting a Hearing Dog might be a good idea. So when Matt came along Michael just knew life would be so much easier.

Amazing how wrong you can be, isn't it!

"If It Wasn't For That Dog!" is the magical story of Matt's first year with Michael, the challenges and acomplishments of climbing the Hearing Dog learning curve, the profound changes Matt stimulated and the inestimable joy he confers magically on everyone who meets him. but most of all it is the story of the strange power of meaty treats to work miracles in doggie behaviour.

"If It Wasn't For That Dog!" can be bought from any good bookshop or on line at Amazon.co.uk All royalties from the book are donated to Hearing Dogs for Deaf people