Lapdog Therapy: My Journey from Companion Dog to Therapy Dog [Paperback]

Mickey (Author), Anne B. Nock (Author), H. Marie Suthers-McCabe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

LapDog Therapy explains how a dog becomes a therapy dog, what a therapy dog does, and what benefits a therapy dog offers to senior citizens in healthcare/retirement facilities.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A page turner that keeps your interest to the end as Mickey shares his knowledge and insights with you. -- Nathalie LaPierre, The Boston Site Magazine, December 2002

A useful guide for professionals in the healthcare/retirement home field and for dog owners. Includes index, comprehensive resource lists. -- H. Marie Suthers-McCabe, DVM, Center for Animal Human Relationships, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

The book is about the journey of a companion dog to becoming a therapy dog, told by Mickey himself. -- Phyllis DeGioia, The Write Dog (DWAA), January 2003

About the Author

Canine-American author, Mickey, is a licensed therapy dog of the Boston Terrier breed who covers all the bases of therapy dogging from a dog's point of view in LapDog Therapy. This is Mickey's second book, the first having been A Boston's World.

Product Details

• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: Pickmick Pub Co (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972488006
• ISBN-13: 978-0972488006
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,973,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile & Entertaining Read, March 11, 2003

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Kelly Pankatz (Nottawa, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lapdog Therapy: My Journey from Companion Dog to Therapy Dog (Paperback)

Canine author and therapy dog Mickey offers a furry-fresh perspective on animal-assisted activities in his book LapDog Therapy. An educational and entertaining read for anyone who is - or wants to be - involved in this rewarding world of human-animal interaction.

An added benefit for Canadian readers is the inclusion of Canadian contact information in the well laid-out reference section.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Micky's SO Inspiring!, September 28, 2005

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Good Brother Cadfael (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lapdog Therapy: My Journey from Companion Dog to Therapy Dog (Paperback)

It's a cute concept - to have a little Boston Terrior tell us all we need to know about pet therapy. Mickey is an engaging narrator and I enjoyed reading his story. But this book offers lots, lots more than entertainment. It lets you see from the ground up what it's like for a dog and his owner to train and work as a pet therapy team.

This book answers many questions I've had about pet therapy. What kind of dogs can do it? What does pet therapy involve? How do you and your dog train and qualify for being in such a program? Where can I find resources about pet therapy? How do the folks who have the pets visit benefit?

All these questions, and most of all the last, are answered in a very satisfying, accessible fashion. _Lapdog Therapy_ is very inspiring as it demonstrates with words, photographs and beautiful watercolours how Mickey and Winnie make a difference to the folks at a retirement community near their house. Therapy dogs are needed and loved for many reasons and in many ways by the older people pictured and described in this book. (I must note that I was very happy with the respectful way the folks in the retirement home were presented.)

At the end of the story, there are dozens of resources (most of which can be contacted by email).

Thank you, Mickey! My mastiffs can never do "lapdog therapy" (except maybe for the Jolly Green Giant), but I see they and I could qualify to do pet therapy.