Successful Working Dogs: Select, Train, and Use Service and Therapy Dogs

Description

Successful Working Dogs:  Select, Train, and Use Service and Therapy Dogs

by Barbara L. Lewis

ISBN:  9781633021198

Publisher:  Total Publishing & Media

Publication Year:  2019

Format:  Trade Paperback

Pages:  89

From the back cover:

“The last twenty years have seen an explosion of uses for working dogs.  Service dogs are now asked to perform a variety of tasks for people with disabilities.  And therapy dogs – once largely seen only at nursing homes – are now used for emotional support and motivation in schools, libraries, courts, universities, hospitals, churches and employee lounges.

This book provides positive-motivation training techniques for basic manners and specific tasks expected of working dogs.  Beyond training these animals, the reader can learn to evaluate both the suitability of a working dog and the suitability of the dog’s client.

A final goal of this book is to help working dog owners, clients, and trainers – and dog owners in general – to understand the capabilities, needs and limitations of these dedicated animals.”