Links and Resources

If you are interested in learning more about animal assisted therapy, you’ll enjoy a walk through dogwise.com. It is a great source for materials including books and videos.

Dogplay.com offers simple and concise information about animal assisted therapy. This site also answers many of your pet related questions.

Following are sites leading you to information about having your dog become a certified therapy pet. You can also find information from you veterinarian and from the local humane society.

www.deltasociety.org

www.loveonaleash.org

www.tdi-dog.org

Look to petfinder.com to see lists of local animal shelters and adoptable pets.

Here are some books that you will find interesting and informative:

• Canines In The Classroom by Michelle Rivera
• Therapy Dogs Today - Their Gifts, Our Obligation by Kris Butler
• Animal-assisted Interventions for Individuals With Autism by Merope Pavlides
• A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog by Lorie Long
• Why the Wild Things Are: Animals in the Lives of Children (Paperback) by Gail F. Melson

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