1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Essential information, 2008-03-22
Valuable information for everyone who does pet therapy with their dog. I wish I would have read this before I began pet therapy. An excellent easy to understand book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
A must read for active therapy teams, 2007-11-19
I can not thank Kris Butler enough for writing this book. I have been a very active dog therapy visiter this last year and visits were going very well until I started visiting a behavior health unit at a local hospital. My boxer dog became very stressed and I was very concerned. After reading Therapy Dogs Today, I became very proactive in how I did my visits to these BH units from what I had learned from this book. The very first visit after reading this book, I could not be happier about how my dog responded to the visit. Once I understood how stressful this environment was for my dog and what were the stressors, I was than able to work on reducing these stressors. Both my dog and I thank you Kris!
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Perfection, 2007-06-13
Book arrived quickly and in perfect condition.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
A great practical guide for therapy dogs, 2005-08-08
Kris has provided us with great new insight and tips into our work with therapy dogs. The examples are wonderful - and in my mind one of the best parts is on her discussion of social proximity and how important it is to understand this in ALL of our visits. A job well done!!! A must read
Kate Nicoll, MSW, author Soul Friends: Finding healing with animals, founder Soul Friends, Inc.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Therapy Must Have Book, 2004-06-19
One of the best Therapy Dog books I have read! Kris Butler shares her wealth of experiences so we all can contribute, learn, and benefit from her knowledge.The book covers everything from the dogs, patients, health care professionals to the organizations we work with. It also covers therapy certification organizations.
Being a small therapy dog owner and reading about their special needs and outlook of the world, really acknowledged their "special gifts and our obligation" to them as therapy dogs.
I would recommend this book to anyone considering therapy dog work or an experienced therapy dog team.