Jill Lenk Schilp

Dogs in Health Care

Pioneering Animal-Human Partnerships

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Over the years, certain dogs have improved and advanced the field of health care in myriad ways. In this book, the author presents the stories of these pioneer dogs. More than the dogs themselves, this book is about the human-animal relationship, and moments in history where that relationship propelled health care forward.

Produktdetails

• Dogs in Our World
• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781476673943
• ISBN-10: 1476673942
• Artikelnr.: 55393155

Autorenporträt

Jill Lenk Schilp is a retired health care professional, animal advocate, and humane educator. Her work has appeared in books, journals, magazines and blogs. A member of the Dog Writers Association of America, she lives in Richardson, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
The Mercy Dogs of World War I 2.
Jofi and Sigmund Freud 3.
Cap and Florence Nightingale 4.
Togo and Balto: Public Health Heroes 5.
Buddy: The Guide Dog Who Pioneered a New Frontier 6.
Jingles and Boris Levinson: Cotherapists 7.
Boe and Budge: The First Combat and Operational Stress Control Dogs 8.
A New Generation of Therapy Dogs 9.
Pioneers, Poetry, and Possibilities Epilogue Glossary Chapter Notes Bibliography Index