Dogs in Health Care: Pioneering Animal-Human Partnerships

by Jill Lenk Schilp

Book Overview

 Dogs have a storied history in health care, and the human-animal relationship has been used in the field for decades. Certain dogs have improved and advanced the field of health care in myriad ways. This book presents the stories of these pioneer dogs, from the mercy dogs of World War I, to the medicine-toting sled dogs Togo and Balto, to today's therapy dogs. More than the dogs themselves, this book is about the human-animal relationship,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476673942
• ISBN13: 9781476673943
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher