Resources and Links

Helpful websites related to therapy dog visits and the benefits they provide:

  • "Theraputic Dogs Good for Heart Patients"  
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10051979/

  • "A History of Pet Therapy and The Value of Animal Companionship"
http://www.starlifeservices.com/resourcedevpettherapy.htm


Helpful websites related to AKC-Canine Good Citizen testing and therapy dog testing
and registration:




Recommended books about therapy dogs, dog behavior, and communication:

  • Therapy Dogs Today, by Kris Butler. Funpuddle Publishing, 2004.
        (A highly recommended read for all therapy dog volunteers.)

  • For the Love of a Dog, by Patricia McConnell, Random House Publishing, 2005.

  • The Other End of the Leash, by Patricia McConnell, Random House Publishing, 2002.

  • How Dogs Think, by Stanley Coren, Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2004.

  • How to Speak Dog, by Stanley Coren, Simon & Schuster, Inc, 2000.

  • The Only Dog Training Book You'll Ever Need, by Gerilyn Bielakiewicz, Adams Media,
    2002.










Outfit your dog with a therapy dog vest:

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