Lending A Helping Paw - A Guide To Animal Assisted Interventions Dvd

Animal Assisted Therapy and Activities are improving the health and well-being of patients and residents in hospitals and facilities all over the country. Learn how you and your dog can participate effectively and professionally, and join thousands of already established teams in helping others. In this half-day seminar, you will discover which dogs are appropriate, how to prepare both you and your dog, how to avoid common pitfalls, and the art of reading your dog to ensure that he or she is enjoying the process.

"Invaluable for anyone interested in doing therapy work with their dog, and the perfect recruitment and training tool for established programs...It's the ABCs for doing AAT right!" --Karen Lasker, Executive Director of The Brody Project for AAT