Do Not Pet: A Service Dog's Graphic Tail

by Joe Biel, Trista Vercher

Throughout human history, dogs have performed service tasks for us. Some of the earliest documented cases occurred during the First World War. Do Not A Service Dog's Graphic Tail follows the story of one such service dog, Ruby, who gave the author Joe Biel mobility, health, and companionship through the most difficult years of his life. This book details their personal struggles with public awareness and accommodation, as well as celebrates their remarkable interspecies bond.

32 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2019

About the author

Joe Biel is a writer, activist, journalist, filmmaker, and publisher. He is the founder and co-owner of Microcosm Publishing and co-founder of the Portland Zine Symposium. He often tours the U.S. with his books and films. He has been featured in the Utne Reader, Portland Mercury, Oregonian, Broken Pencil, Readymade, and Bicycle Times.

Reviews

[Jaclyn Hillis · Rating 5 out of 5]

In ‘A Service Dog’s Graphic Tail’ we learn about the author’s own story and how his service dog Ruby helped him with mobility, health alerts, and companionship through the most difficult years of his life. We also learn a brief history of service dogs and how one woman, Dorothy Harrison Eustis, brought ‘Seeing Eye’ training to the United States.