Therapy dogs are becoming more and more well known, especially as wounded soldiers are returning from the Middle East.  This book is based on a true story which took place in London at a children’s hospital.  Children, as well as adults, love a good dog story and this one fits the bill.  This dog, which looked like a white cockapoo, is named Dr. White and he worked making children better.  No, he didn’t actually dispense medicine nor do any other medical things, but the power of unconditional love and affection and loyalty, which Dr. White possessed, worked to bring children back to health.  Children would respond to Dr. White in a way that they wouldn’t to even a parent.  He put a smile on their faces and changed their attitude from despair and hopelessness to wanting to get better and taking those steps to do so.  In this story, a health inspector forces the removal of Dr. White from the Children’s Hospital, claiming he was unsanitary.  But when his own child becomes very ill and the situation looks hopeless, he looks for Dr. White to work his magic. Therapy dogs are used in nursing homes with the elderly, VA hospitals, pediatric wards, and even in schools.  Just the warmth from their wiggly bodies and the occasional lick empowers the ill and elderly to reach out and grasp life again.