Knowledge: animal assisted therapy
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- Intermountain Therapy Animals
http://www.therapyanimals.org/ - Non-profit organization bringing animal resources to human needs. Specializing in animal-assisted therapy in the areas of physical, occupational, speech and psychotherapies.
- Healing Dogs
http://www.healinghelp.org/ - Describes the psychological healing and support provided by service dogs, especially companion golden retrievers. Included are true stories and a psychology contest named "You vs Your Dog".
- Pacific Animal Therapy Society
http://www.island.net/~patspets - Pet visitations improve the wellbeing of the sick, elderly, lonely and shut-ins. P.A.T.S pets come in all shapes and sizes. While most are dogs, P.A.T.S. therapy pets include cats, rabbits, birds, goats, even a llama, a miniature horse, and a snake.
- Service and Therapy Dogs
http://www.cofc.edu/~huntc/service.html - An introduction to service and therapy dogs.
- My Therapy Puppy
http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Park/3810/ - A Belgian Tervuren puppy named Shadow visits his senior citizen friends weekly. Site includes photographs, stories, links and animal assisted therapy resources.
- Service Dogs for Victims of Assault
http://www.dogsaver.org/sdva/ - Non-profit organization which uses dogs as therapeutic aids for victims of assault. Includes information about the dogs used and their training.
- Rottweilers Can Be Friends, Therapy Dogs, Too
http://www.post-gazette.com/pets/19990217pets.asp - An entertaining article about a rescued Rottweiler with a new and rewarding job. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
- Mastiffs Offer Therapeutic Companionship
http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/022597/mastiffs.htm - The story of four giant mastiffs and their new-found roles as therapy dogs. [Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TX]
- Therapy Dogs - Getting Started
http://www.amchessieclub.org/TherapyDog.html - Advice, contacts, and links. Selection and training of the animal for pet therapy work.
- Discovery Dogs
http://www.discoverydogs.org/ - Program whose mission is to promote self-determination and greater independence by providing individualized assistance dog training programs for people with disabilities.
- North Star Foundation
http://www.northstardogs.com/ - A nonprofit that breeds, trains, and places golden retrievers with children who have developmental disabilities, autism, physical challenges, or emotional problems.
- Therapy Dog Team Training Program
http://www.doglogic.com/therapy.htm - Lyn Richards talks about the requirements for a good therapy dog. From her DogLogic.com site.
- Dog Visitation Program Overview, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/volunteer/dog/ - The Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati Dog Visitation program recruits, screens, and trains teams of volunteer dogs and their handlers to visit pediatric patients.
- Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care
http://www.activitytherapy.com/pet.htm - Animal Assisted and Pet Therapy Web Site for long term care. Information on how to set up a pet therapy clubs with children Also government regulations, nursing home information, links and resources to get you started in pet therapy.
- Animal-Assisted Therapy & Activities
http://www.animaltherapy.net - A guide to resources about pet therapy, courses, and the links between animal abuse, domestic violence and child abuse.
- Helping Hounds Ltd.
http://www.helpinghounds.org/ - These greyhound owners share their hounds with the community through health care facily visits, research, education, and art. Animals can improve the quality of life at all levels of society. Memphis, TN.
- Therapy Animals in Loving Service (TAILS)
http://hometown.aol.com/tailsforu/ - Tucson, Arizona, organization bringing pets for visits in nursing homes, hospitals, and children's homes.
- Therapy Dogs International
http://www.tdi-dog.org - A national registrar. Provides qualified handlers and their therapy dogs for visits. Training and testing programs.
- Denver Pet Partners
http://www.denverpetpartners.org - Training and evaluations for people and their pets interested in animal-assisted activities and therapy. Affiliated of Delta Society.
- Nationwide Therapy Dog Listings and More
http://www.landofpuregold.com/rxb.htm - Articles about training visiting dogs and the benefits of pet therapy. Links to many groups un the U.S. and Canada and other resources.
- People and Animal Learning Services
http://www.palstherapy.org - PALS, Inc. is a therapeutic riding program for children and adults with disabilities.
- Project Pooch at MacLaren Correctional Facility
http://www.pooch.org - When incarcerated youth offenders train homeless dogs, both get a new leash on life. In Woodburn, Oregon.
- Paws With A Purpose
http://www.pawswithapurpose.org - Non-profit pet therapy organization in Asheville North Carolina provides dogs to schools, hospitals, and retirement homes.
- Dog B.O.N.E.S.
http://www.therapydog.info - A network of Massachusetts therapy dog volunteers. How to get involved. Getting your dog certified. Links to sites in Massachusetts seeking therapy dog visits.
- Personal Ponies Ltd.
http://www.personalponies.org/ - This non-profit provides miniature shetland ponies to terminally ill or disabled children. Active in most U.S. states.
- Toledo K9 MASH
http://www.geocities.com/toledok9mash/ - Members visit hospitals and nursing homes giving comfort and companionship to children and adults. Use of therapy dogs, contact, calendar, and pictures. Affiliate of Therapy Dogs International
- Tails of Joy - Animal Assisted Therapy
http://www.tailsofjoy.org - Provides therapeutic benefit to challenged people through the use of animals. Support and training in pet therapy. Connecticut. Volunteers certified by Delta Society Pet Partners or Therapy Dogs International.
- The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs
http://www.golden-dogs.org - Non-profit organization evaluates, tests, trains, qualifies, and supports therapy dogs for the purpose of giving loving and empathic support in a variety of facilities where emotional service dogs are indispensable. Qualified members receive benefits including primary accident and liability insurance within the U.S. and Canada, therapy dog equipment, post card mailings, and quarterly newsletters.
- Bark Avenue on Parade - Therapy Dogs
http://www.barkavenue.org/ - Provides certification and training to dog and handler teams as well as continuing education regarding animal assisted therapy. A non-profit charitable organization in St Paul - Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Therapy Dogs Inc. - Helping People Nationwide
http://www.therapydogs.com/ - A national registrar. Helps dog owners use their pets for therapy work. Qualifications of therapy dogs. How to have a safe visit.
- animaLINK
http://www.animalink.com - Michigan non-profit that works to improve lives through beneficial human-animal interactions. Program areas include therapeutic, companion, and working animal services.
- San Francisco's SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy
http://www.sfspca.org/aat/index.shtml - Brings the healing presence of animals to people in health care facilities citywide. Volunteers take SF SPCA Program animals or their own pets on the visits: dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, even cats.
- Sirius Healing of Seattle
http://www.siriushealing.com/ - An animal assisted therapy and animal assisted activity program in Seattle, Washington. Therapy dog training to Delta Society Pet Partners standards.
- Companion Animal Association of Arizona
http://www.caaainc.org/socialpettherapy.htm - Their social pet therapy program includes training and qualification for volunteers and their animals. Phoenix, Arizona.
- Teamwork Dog Training
http://www.dogtrainingraleighnc.net/therapydog.htm - A therapy dog class in Raleigh, North Carolina. Description of the Pet Partners Skills Test.
- Visiting Pet Program
http://www.visitingpetprogram.org/ - A New Orleans non-profit. Hospital and nursing home visits by a variety of mix-breed and pedigreed dogs and cats, guinea pigs, and rabbits. All animals have been temperament tested during Pet and Handler Evaluation Days.
- Helping Paws Animal Assisted Activities Program
http://www.helpingpaws.org/AAAProgram.htm - Offers classes on Animal Assisted Therapy and Animal Assisted Activities. Learn the skills to qualify for certification and to have successful human interactions while doing AAT and AAA work.
- TherapyPets - California
http://www.therapypets.org/ - Non-profit promotes animal assisted therapy. Benefits both the volunteer and those visited. Oakland, California.
- Therapet Animal Assisted Therapy Foundation
http://www.therapet.org/ - Non-profit to faciliate use of animals in healing and rehabilitation of acute and chronically ill individuals. Education of volunteers, animals, and health care professionals.
- Twin Cities Tail-Waggers Visiting Dog Group
http://www.tcotc.com/generic.html?pid=10 - Part of Twin Cities (Minnesota) Obedience Training Club. How to become involved in therapy animal work.
- Visiting Dogs
http://www.workingdogs.com/visiting_dogs.htm - An article by the owner of Jake on doing therapy dog visits.
- Happy Tails Pet Therapy
http://www.happytailspets.org/ - Paws that Heal. What they do and how to volunteer. Atlanta, Georgia.
- Dreamworkers, Inc.
http://www.dogsaver.org/dreamworkers/ - Helps dog and cat owners in the Atlanta area to volunteer their pets for animal assisted therapy and activity. Also helps find service dog volunteers.
- Teton County PAL
http://www.dogsaver.org/tetoncountypal/ - People Animal Love is a pet partner program in Jackson, Wyoming. Volunteers visit others to provide them with the benefits of contact with an animal.
- Dr. Paws - Michigan
http://www.drpaws.org/ - How to get your dog certified for pet therapy. Testing and activities in several Michigan cities.
- Comfort Caring Canines Therapy Dogs, Inc.
http://www.comfortcaringcanines.org/ - Caring volunteers share the love of their canine campanions with others. Visits seniors, children, and hospitals in southeastern PA, NJ, DE, and MD area. How to socialize a puppy for later therapy dog work.
- Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services
http://www.furryfriends.org/ - Delivering the love and affection of volunteers and their pets to enhance lives and reopen closed emotional doors of people with special needs. Where they go. How to help. San Jose, CA.
- St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs
http://www.sja.ca/on/h-w/tdogdiv.html - Hundreds of volunteers in all provinces of Canada. Any dog of sound temperament can become a therapy dog once they pass the St. John Therapy Dog test. Also "Therapy Dog Prayer"
- Hand-In-Paw
http://www.handinpaw.org/ - Provides registered Delta Society Pet Partner teams as therapeutic tools in medical, social service, and educational settings. An Alabama non-profit.
- Healing Paws and Claws
http://www.healingpawsandclaws.org/ - Promotes human health using the human-animal relationship and then the human-natural world relationship. An affiliate of Delta Society in Blackstone, Virginia.
- Pets on Wheels
http://www.petsonwheelsscottsdale.com/ - A pet visitation therapy program serving some 16 health care centers in Scottsdale, AZ. The benefits of visits. How to start a similar program. Some members teach pet care to second graders.
- Pet Express - Pet Therapy Club
http://www.activitytherapy.com/petexp.htm - Kids, pets, and seniors. Pet Therapy Express is a complete instruction manual on how to set up an intergenerational and pet therapy program in a seniors facility. Purchase training guide and video.
- Pets on Wheels, Fairfax
http://www.fpow.org/ - Volunteers and their pets provide pet therapy to improve the quality of life of area nursing home residents. Fairfax, Virginia.
- Pets on Wheels of Prince George's County, Maryland
http://www.pgpetsonwheels.org - A non-profit organization dedicated to providing friendly pet visitation for residents and senior citizens of nursing care facilities. Events, volunteers, and donations.
- Pets on Wheels, Charles County
http://www.ccpetsonwheels.com/ - Arranges for volunteers and their pets to visit residents of nursing homes and provide pet facility therapy. Emphasis on patients with impaired cognitive abilities. Charles County, Maryland.
- Pets On Wheels, Delmarva
http://www.petsonwheels-delmarva.org/ - Volunteer teams of pet and handler visit nursing homes, assisted living homes, homes for the handicapped, and other facilities. On some days, a visit may be the only contact from the outside world for a resident.
- National Capital Therapy Dogs, Inc.
http://www.nctdinc.org/ - The Caring Canines: offers Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA) and Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) services, primarily to health care facilities in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas. How to volunteer. How to have them visit a facility.
- Caring Canines: Boston Pet Therapy Program
http://www.caringcanines.org/ - Typical visit to nursing home is four to six dogs in a community room. Other programs include a crises response team. Pictures of the animals and friends. Visiting Therapy Dogs, Inc.
- Oklahoma Dog Programs
http://www.dogprograms.com - Combines three sites. American Dog Obedience: school for therapy dogs and handlers. Reaching People Through Dogs: for educators, health care professionals, and volunteers around the US. Petworks in Progress: non-profit group of therapy dog volunteers in central Oklahoma.
- Caring Critters
http://www.caringcritters.org/introduction.htm - People and their animals participate in Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) activities. Over 200 volunteers visit over 20 facilities in the greater Houston area. A non-profit organization.
- Heart of Texas Therapy Dogs
http://www.hotthdogs.org/ - Animal Assisted Therapy dog organization in Dallas metro area. Membership information and where they visit. Affiliated with Therapy Dogs, Inc.
- Study Links Animal Abuse to Home Violence
http://www.columbustelegram.com/articles/2003/10/21/news/news3.txt - Domestic abuse and animal abuse go together. Therapy dogs teach empathy to women and children in a shelter. [Columbus Online Community, Nebraska]
- Potential Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy for Children with Special Needs
http://www.kidneeds.com/diagnostic_categories/articles/animalassistedtherapy.htm - For children with special needs, the ability to interact with a dog, cat, or other furry friend can have a very positive impact upon their quality of life.
- Utah Animal-Assisted Therapy Association
http://www.uaata.com/ - Non-profit organization based in Salt Lake City dedicated to bringing comfort, love, and hope to those in need through the miracle of the human-animal bond.
- Prison Pet Partnership Program
http://members.tripod.com/~prisonp/ - Inmates at a correctional facility for women learn how to train, groom, and board dogs within the prison walls. A feeling of satisfaction directly contributes to the mental and physical wellness of all who are involved.
- Pets Helping People
http://www.petshelpingpeople.org/ - Non-profit organization prepares people to use their pets in visits to nursing homes, schools, and half-way houses. Certifies animals in Canine Good Citizen, Feline Good Citizen, and Therapy Dog International. Serves Southeastern Wisconsin. Based in New Berlin which is just west of Milwaukee.
- What is Animal Assisted Therapy?
http://www.crossroadsgrouphome.com/CGHAATWhat.html - Crossroads Group Home uses an Animal Assisted Therapy program stressing the benefits of animals and birds of many varieties to its residents.
- AATProfessionals Listserve
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aatprofessionals/ - Practice Animal Assisted Therapy, or for persons who intend to use AAT after completing their degree programs, exams, licensures.
- Pet Therapy - Honoring Our Elders
http://www.pet-therapy.org/home.html - An active Pet Therapy program that brings dogs and young people to visit residents of nursing homes in the Sarasota, Venice, and Brandenton area of Florida.
- Paws & Hearts
http://www.pawsandhearts.org/ - Enrich the lives of seniors and children with one-on-one attention that only a four-legged healer can provide." In Palm Desert, CA.
- Jackie's List
http://www.therapypets.com/ - A directory of Animal Assisted Therapy programs and services. Site is in Fargo, North Dakota, but the list covers all of the United States.
- Nose-to-Nose
http://www.nose-to-nose.com/ - Book about a therapy dog in the United States, as well as general information about this form of training and service.
- High Desert Obedience Club "Pet Pals"
http://www.highdesertobedienceclub.org/pages/therapy.htm - Pictures of their therapy dogs in action. Training and testing available. In Antelope Valley and Lancaster, California.
- DOGTORS Animal-Assisted Therapy
http://dogtors.com - Training and certification of Animal-Assisted Therapy teams in the Miami Valley area of Ohio. Home of DOGTORS University and DOGTORS On-Call Emergency Services.
- Central Ohio Good Shepherds
http://www.centralohiogoodshepherds.com/ - COGS: Therapy dogs visit institutions, facilities, and other locations in the Columbus Metropolitan area. A TDI chapter. Photo gallery and a list of facilities.
- Blind Students Love These Dog Days
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/06/blind_students_love_these_dog_days/ - Garnet, a 75 pound shepherd, helps students at Perkins School for the Blind. She adjusts her level of play to a child's ability. The dog has protected some students by sensing an oncoming siezure. [The Boston Globe]
- Exotic Animals Work Their Magic
http://latc.com/2003/10/22/special_sect/your_health.news01.html - A camel named Kazzy visit residents of a seniors rehabilitation center. Other exotic animals visit as well. [Los Altos Online, Los Altos, CA]
- Pet Therapy, Pets and Stress Relief
http://www.holistic-online.com/stress/stress_pet-therapy.htm - Therapeutic use of pets for a wide variety of patients. Animals provide comfort and bring out our nurturing instinct. They make us feel safe and unconditionally accepted. We can just be ourselves.
- Therapy Dogs, Singapore
http://www.tdspore.org - Provides pet-assisted therapy (PAT) to meet the physical and emotional needs of the underprivileged. Find mission statement, links, articles, and information on recent visits.
- Inmates Get Therapy from Pets
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=1950800&nav=5kZQO2IM - Program at Autry State Prison, Georgia. Visits by dogs relieve depression and teach responsibility. Almost 400 of the 1500 inmates participate. [WALB-TV]
- Pawsitive Connection
http://www.geocities.com/pawsitiveconnection/ - Promotes animal assisted healthcare in Arkansas. Describes a variety of training and testing. Other activities include helping sick people care for their pets.
- Therapy Dogs of St. John's Newfoundland
http://ca.geocities.com/doggy.west@nl.rogers.com/ - Animal-assisted therapy is accepted as a therapeutic intervention which promotes positive and beneficial health effects. Description of their program and pictures of their animals.
- ERIC: Animal-Assisted Therapy in Counseling and School Settings
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=Anim... - The use of animals in clinical psychology, including goals, methods, and results.
- Charleston Counseling Support Services
http://www.geocities.com/animalassistedtherapy/ - Focus is on training, information, and certification for pet therapy. Discusses other "expressive therapies." Offers regular continuing education workshops. Charleston, South Carolina.
- Lincoln Pet Partners
http://www.geocities.com/lincolnpetpartners/ - Pet therapy animals and handlers certified by Delta Society visit health care facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska. How to participate.
- Visits to the Elderly from Active Therapy Visiting Dogs
http://www.globalideasbank.org/site/bank/idea.php?ideaId=1212 - The loneliness of the terminally ill and elderly is relieved by visits from approved dogs. The health benefits of pets. Over 4500 volunteers in the United Kingdom.
- Dogs' Warm Muzzle and Loving Lick Put Patients at Ease
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060122/NEWS01/601220332 - General Tso Lee, a Jack Russell-Shih Tzu mix, is a pet therapy dog at Vassar Brothers and St Francis Hospitals. Picture shows "The General" visiting a cancer patient. Article explains what visiting dogs do and how they are tested to qualify. [Poughkeepsie Journal Online]
- Delta Society Therapy Animals
http://www.deltasociety.org/ - A national registrar. Training and screening for people who want to visit hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities with their animals.
- Westmoreland County Obedience Training Club - Pet Therapy
http://www.wcotc-dogs.org/therapy.html - The club schedules dogs to visit many nursing homes, several hospitals, and other organizations every month. Their therapy dogs have passed a Therapy Dogs International version of the AKC's Canine Good Citizen test. Southwestern Pennsylvania.
- 585 Area Cat Handicap Training
http://flamepointcat.com/therapy.htm - Cats and kittens trained for handicapped persons. Companion kittens selected according to personality for a client's needs.
- Fidos for Freedom, Inc.
http://www.fidosforfreedom.org/ - Fidos for Freedom is a volunteer assistance dog training organization in Baltimore. Includes information about volunteering, and service, hearing and therapy dogs.
- PAWS - Pets Are Wonderful Support
http://www.orangecountyspca.org/PAWS.htm - Companions for disabled and others in need of the stimulation that pets can provide. Offers program description and contacts. Orange County, CA.
- Therapy Dogs
http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/therapyl.html - Links to therapy dogs, animal-assisted therapy, and animal-assisted services, from Dog-Play.
- Therapy Dogs.Net
http://members.cox.net/therapydogs/ - A resource for handlers of therapy dogs. Articles, links, forum, and a bookstore.
- Pals on Paws
http://palsonpaws.org - A Minnesota chapter of (TDI) Therapy Dogs International in the northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities. Trained dogs and partners cheer patients and staff at local hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and other facilities.
- Dog Play
http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/therapy.html - Taking pets, especially dogs, visiting people in health care facilities; therapy ranges from mental and physical stimulation; petting the dogs, formal supervised therapy addressing a particular situation.
- Dog-Play: Joining a Therapy Dog Group
http://www.dogplay.com/Activities/Therapy/join.html - Finding someone to certify your dog is often a frustrating experience. The evaluations offered by the national organizations aren't always as frequent and convenient as you might like.
- Angel on a Leash
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2007/show/news/angels_100206.html - Pet therapy program of Westminster Kennel Club in New York City. Involvement of dogs in treatment makes physical therapy fun for young patients.
- Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta
http://www.pettherapysociety.com - Training, support, and coordination of volunteers and companion animals for animal-assisted therapy and animal-assisted activity. Offers visitation in healthcare settings, activity programs for clients with disabilities and literacy program for children.
- Thera-Paws
http://www.chromadane.com/tdiEP.htm - El Paso Chapter of Therapy Dogs International. Volunteers with their TDI Certified dogs provide emotional support, education, and other aid to various groups.
- Prescription Pet Program
http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/give/volunteer/pet.aspx - RxPets dog assisted therapy started in 1984 by Children's Hospital and Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society. Almost half the inpatients at The Children's Hospital are offered a dog visit every day.
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