On dogs and dying : inspirational stories from hospice hounds /

On dogs and dying : inspirational stories from hospice hounds /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rivera, Michelle A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2010]
Series:New directions in the human-animal bond.
Subjects:
Dogs > Therapeutic use > Florida > Anecdotes.
Human-animal relationships > Florida > Anecdotes.
Hospice care > Florida > Anecdotes.
Death.
Hospice Care.
Animal Assisted Therapy.
Dogs.
Terminally Ill > psychology.
Table of Contents:
  • What is animal-assisted therapy?
  • Bring me a dog...
  • Pet therapy partners
  • The man who could not eat
  • Sato therapy
  • A deathbed confession
  • Preacher, step aside
  • In denial
  • Squirrel therapy
  • But you cannot hide
  • One of a kind
  • The white dog in the night
  • Alfred and Tilly
  • Rx for pain
  • Time to walk the dog
  • Hooray for Hollywood
  • Peaches and Flo; Where will they go?
  • Kids and dogs club
  • Therapist to the therapists
  • The rehabilitation of Maxine
  • Will work for biscuits
  • A children's festival
  • Getting started as a partner with your pet