Cooper: The Making of a Service Dog

by Clyde Hoch

Cooper The Making of a service dog is a delightful story of a Vietnam Veteran with post traumatic stress disorder who decides to get a service dog. He purchases a very young puppy. He choses a Doberman because he likes the sleek looks and muscular style. He finds a school that will train him and his puppy at the same time. He and Cooper attend school one day a week for a year until Cooper is certified as a service dog. Read of the training that starts as soon as the puppy comes home and continues to this day. Cooper and Clyde learn to become a working team. They both attend meetings and while Cooper has a service dog vest on he knows he is to behave. When the vest comes off Cooper is fee to act like any other dog. When the vest comes off in meetings he runs the room greeting everyone. Cooper rides in the back seat while driving. When Clyde gets road rage Cooper puts his head on Clyde's shoulder. When Clyde get angry at home Cooper comes to him and licks his arm. No matter how angry one has to smile.

94 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2020

About the author

Clyde Hoch graduated from high school. Three days later he was on his way to USMC boot camp. He served in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969 the years of the heaviest fighting of the whole war.
Upon arriving in Vietnam he was made a tank commander. His tank struck a large land mine. His tank was hit by American artillery. His tank and crew were abandoned on the battlefield. His worst battle was coming home from Vietnam.
The last thing in the world he expected to do was write a book. One day an elderly man stopped in. After he left Clyde thought what a great story he told. He thought well, everyone has a story. He thought about his story and decided to put it down on the computer as it came to him. He sent his story to five people he served with in Vietnam to make sure he was right. He sent it to his daughter to proof read. She said "you have to make this into a book."
All profits from his books are donated to veterans groups and libraries.