false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177557549m/713876.jpg 713876 1 You and your dog can become a therapy dog team! <P>Are you looking for a new and meaningful way to work with your dog? Do you want to improve the lives of those who because of illness or disability would benefit from visits with a volunteer canine "therapist"? Then think bout becoming a Therapy Dog Team and you will create the kind of magic that enriches lives. <P>Therapy Dogs, Training Your Dog to Reach Others, 2nd Edition gives you all the information you need to select, socialize and train your dog for this work. What better creature than a dog to offer comfort, companionship and even entertainment to people in a wide variety of settings? <P>You will learn: *What therapy dog work involves and how to train for it.<BR> *Benefits therapy dog work provides for you, your dog and others.<BR> *Various settings in which therapy dog teams do their work.<BR> *Whether your family pet might make a good therapy dog.<BR> *Selecting and training a puppy for therapy dog work.<BR> *How to keep yourself and your dog fresh for the work. <P>INCLUDES a complete course outline for teaching therapy dog classes! <P>Health care facilities need this information NOW! <P>Don't start an Animal Assisted Activity program at your facility without Therapy Dogs! You will have the latest information on how teams train, prevent problems, deal with liability issues as well as health and safety concerns. Therapy Dogs will help you understand what to look for in a program and in volunteers to assure success. 700132 9 2002 Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Help Others total:5|5:0|4:3|3:2|2:0|1:0| 5 18 11 1 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 15:02:39 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 08:30:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 16:01:26 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:01:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 15:21:38 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 15:21:38 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jul 05 10:12:51 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 10:12:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 16 19:52:15 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 19:52:15 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 12 14:38:24 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 18:02:52 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 29 22:48:33 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 22:48:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Mar 18 18:10:06 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 18:10:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 20 00:16:26 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 00:16:26 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jan 09 10:09:11 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 10:09:18 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 29 01:21:29 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 01:21:29 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=713876