The gifts we receive from animals : stories to warm the heart

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• About the Editor = xi
• List of Contributors = xii
• Preface = xxi
• Part I. Large Animals = 1
• 1. Freedom = 3
• 2. A Children's Riding Lesson : How Therapautric Riding Helped a Boy to Find His Voice = 6
• 3. The Sundance Center = 9
• 4. My Mare, My Meditation Teacher = 12
• 5. Savannah and the Cowgirl Ms. B = 15
• 6. The Farm Was My Sun = 17
• 7. When the Cutre Factor Becomes Something More : How a Mini Donkey Taught Me the Power of the Human-Animal Bond = 20
• 8. Meet Roger, the Blind Sheep Helping Children Heal = 23
• Part 2. Small Animals = 27
• 9. Guinea Pigs Are Great! = 29
• 10. The Bunnies Are In = 32
• 11. Wait-My Therapy Animal Is a...Rat? = 35
• 12. A Crystallized Connection = 38
• 13. Sullivan Anne : From Abandoned Rabbit to Beloved Campus Pet Therapy Animal = 40
• 14. Can I take Chophie Home? The Simple Joys of Having Animal Co-Therapists = 43
• 15. The Rabbit Who Knew No Rules = 46
• 16. Who Are You? = 49
• Part 3. Crisis = 53
• 17. Boston in Coal City = 55
• 18. HOPE AACR Responds to Devastating Mudslide = 57
• 19. Providing Comfort to Flood Victims of Rural West Virginia = 60
• 20. Magical Moments with Maggie = 63
• 21. Can Dogs Sense Stress? = 66
• 22. Challenging the Assumption of Who Needs Help = 69
• 23. The Washington Navy Yard = 72
• 24. The Dog That Brought Hope and Brightness to a Challenging Christmas Season = 75
• 25. Sometimes Silver Linings Have Tails : Sandy Hook = 77
• Part 4. Unique Settings = 79
• 26. Assessment and Therapeutic Advancement Through Human-Animal Interactions = 81
• 27. Charley the Bulldog and Her Visits with Incarcerated Youth = 83
• 28. Jude and Letty = 86
• 29. The Life of a Strong and Caring Therapy Dog in the Canadian Prairies = 89
• 30. Animal Therapy in a Hospice Setting = 92
• 31. In Sickness and in Health : What Dogs Teach Us About Life and Death = 95
• 32. "Steven" and Shannon = 98
• 33. Comfort During Crisis = 101
• 34. Regaining Memories with the Help of Jaime = 104
• Part 5. Children, Young Adults and College Students = 107
• 35. The Gift of Comfort = 109
• 36. Beignet and the Class of 2021 = 111
• 37. Teletherapy Dogs = 114
• 38. The Power of Prince William = 117
• 39. Mickey Mouse and Lyn = 120
• 40. Compassion Through Canines : A Boy and a Dog = 123
• 41. I Can Listen Like Indy = 126
• 42. Aksel to the Rescue = 129
• 43. Gentle Giant and an Anxious Teen = 132
• 44. Therapy Dogs Help Adoption Succeed = 135
• 45. Leo Awakens to the World = 137
• Part 6. Adults = 139
• 46. Jaeger's Gifts = 141
• 47. The Whirlwind That Chamged My Life... = 144
• 48. My Therapy Dogs Saved My Life = 147
• 49. Miss Emmie : A Big 'Braveheart' in a Tiny Package = 150
• 50. Being and Becoming : The Transformative Power and Resilience of Person-Canine Bonds = 153
• 51. Pinella's Purpose = 156
• 52. A Golden Tail of Inter-Generational Bonds = 159
• 53. You Are Here = 162
• 54. Humanimal Connection in the Counseling Room : Where Lester the Dachshund Partner Weaves an Interspecies Bond = 165
• Index = 168