How do I get Invovled in   P e t   T h e r a p y ? *

If you are interested in becoming a pet therapy team with your dog,
the following national resources offer valuable information:

  Delta Society

• Therapy Animals
• Health Benefits of Animals
• National Service Dog Center, and much more

  Therapy Dogs International, Inc.

• "...is a volunteer group organized to provide qualified
  handlers and their Therapy Dogs for visitations to institutions,
  facilities, and any other place where Therapy Dogs are needed."

• "The primary objective of the TDI dog and handler is to provide
  comfort and companionship by sharing the dog with the patients
  in hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions and wherever
  else the Therapy Dog is needed. This is done in a way that
  increases emotional well being, promotes healing, and improves
  the quality of life for the people being visited and the staff that
  cares for these people."

  Service and Therapy Dogs - . . .from Professor Hunt's Dog Page

• Relevant Links for Service Dog People
• Professor Hunt's Virtual Lecture on Therapy Dogs
• Therapy Dog Organizations
• Online Articles about Therapy Dogs
• Recommended Reading

  Listserv Yahoo! Groups - 61 links!!!

* selected from: Chiomenti, Lyndelle. ( 2004 ) Elke's Favorite Teens. Adventist Review
( North American Edition ), September, 34 - 36.