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Recommended reading for prospective AACR Teams and Team Leaders
Therapy Pets: The Animal-Human Healing Partnership
by Jackie Crawford
In this uplifting book we learn firsthand how the field of Animal Assisted Therapy is having remarkable success training animals to help and enhance the lives of children and adults with serious medical problems. Hospital rehabilitation programs, physical and occupational therapy sessions, nursing homes, mental healthcare facilities, and hospice programs are just some of the settings where dogs, cats, horses, and other animals have helped patients cope with often daunting medical challenges. With more than fifty photographs showing the visible improvements that trained therapy pets are making in the lives of sick and disabled people, the compelling stories relate many inspiring incidents of the healing animal-human partnership: six-year-old Brendan, disabled from birth, successfully completes his physical therapy with the help of Zorro, a big black hound once considered unadoptable; Philip, in his last days, finds some joy in the company of a therapy dog named Andy; and Tikva, a Keeshond therapy dog from Oregon, helps to comfort emotionally drained fire-fighter
Reinforcement Training for Dogs
by John Fisher
The principles of reinforcement theory as they relate to dog training. Looks at the natural behavior of dogs and shows how it can be used to the trainer’s advantage.
On Talking terms with Dogs: Calming Signalsby Turid Rugaas
Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugaas is a noted expert on canine body language, notably “calming signals” which are signals dogs give other dogs and humans that denote stress. These are dogs’ attempt to defuse situations that otherwise might result in fights or aggression.
My Dog Pulls, What Do I do?
by Turid Rugaas
Easy to follow instructions that teach you a kind and effective method for encouraging dogs to walk on a leach without pulling. Quick and easy to learn, the method can be applied to any dog no matter what size, breed, or age. Dogs that are easily distracted, or that encounter situations where they may lunge, bark, or give aggressive displays can be helped to walk calmly and