Teaming with your therapy dog / / Ann R. Howie ; foreword by Suzanne Clothier and Kirby Wycoff, PsyD

• Autore: Howie Ann R. <1955->
• Pubblicazione: West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.7/0886
• Soggetto topico: Dogs - Therapeutic use; Human-animal relationships; Dogs - Psychology
• Persona (resp. second.): ClothierSuzanne; WycoffKirby
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The need for different ways of handling -- The foundation : be fully present -- Behavior is information -- Maintain close proximity to your dog -- Keep your eyes on your dog -- Stay in touch with your dog -- Speak conversationally -- The therapy dog's bill of rights -- Putting it all together.
• Sommario/riassunto: Todays therapy-dog handlers recognize the need to be teammates with their dogs. Teaming with ones dog involves unobtrusively providing physical and emotional support as well as respectful guidance in what to do. Being a teammate requires attention to our own behavior, not just our dogs. This book reminds all handlers that being conscious of what we do with our dogs helps them do their best work, and also can increase the effectiveness of our visits.Teaming with Your Therapy Dog teaches the STEPs of Teamwork and how those STEPs fit with the Therapy Dogs Bill of Rights. These general principles
• Titolo autorizzato: Teaming with your therapy dog
• ISBN: 1-61249-387-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797170703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New directions in the human-animal bond.