The power of wagging tails : A doctor's guide to dog therapy and healing / Dawn Marcus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marcus, Dawn A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Therapeutic use.

Dogs.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

xi, 345 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Demos Medical Pub., 2011.

Summary:

Marcus (anesthesiology, U. of Pittsburgh) describes the research behind the concept that therapy dogs are beneficial for healing and recovery and shares stories of patients in the US and Canada who have used them. She explains what these dogs do; their differences from a service dog; becoming a handler; how the dogs provide comfort; how some have sniffed out disease; and who they help with mental illness, physical therapy, autism and other developmental disabilities, grief and depression, cancer, diabetes, pain, and obesity, as well as help seniors and those with dementia, reduce heart disease risk factors, and aid in exercise. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Bringing Healing Dogs Into Our Lives

1 Living With Healing Dogs 3

2 Making Fido a Member of Your Personal Treatment Team and Support Network 28

3 Getting Involved With Pet Therapy 43

Dogs as Healers

4 Napoleon and Nikita as Nurses: Caring for and Comforting People With Illness 87

5 Duke and Daisy as Doctors: Sniffing Out Disease 100

6 Dogs as Therapists 112

A Doctor's View of Healing Dogs Helping Medical Illness

7 Let Shadow and Sammy Ease an Ailing Psyche 135

8 Connecting With Bailey Is Heart Healthy 155

9 I Have Cancer: How Can a Dog Help Me? 175

10 Pain and Pet Therapy 190

11 Managing Your Metabolism With Molly: Diabetes and Weight Control 205

12 Get Off Your Butt! Let Your Dog Show You How 226

13 Thanks for the Memories: Helping Seniors Connect With Their Past and the Present 264

14 The Healing Power Witnessed by Dog Handlers 278.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781936303120

1936303124

OCLC:

697261490