Resources
Standards and Best Practices in Animal-Assisted Interventions
- Standards of Practice in Animal-Assisted Interventions (Pet Partners)
- Competencies for the Ethical Inclusion of Therapy Animals and Facility Animals (AAAIP)
- International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO)
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Animal Assisted Services International (AASI)
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Definitions (AASI)
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Dog Training Resources - Positive Training
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American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior Position Statement on Humane Training
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Force Free DC (Northwest DC)
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Your Dog’s Friend (Rockville, MD) -- training classes, free webinars, list of local positive trainers
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Fur-Get Me Not (Arlington, VA)
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Comeback Dog Behavior and Training (Falls Church, VA)
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WOOFS! Dog Training Center (Arlington, VA)
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How to Train Your Dog With Love and Science by Annie Grossman
Teaming with Your Dog in Animal-Assisted Interventions
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Heeling House (Sterling, VA) -- offers preparatory classes for therapy dog work
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Teaming With Your Therapy Dog by Ann R. Howie
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Therapy Dogs Today: Their Gifts, Our Obligation by Kris Butler
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The ABC's Of Hershey the Reading Therapy Dog Meet PAL Hershey and join him as he prepares for a school visit!
Professional Development in Human-Animal Interactions (HAI) and Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI)
Dogs and Our Relationships With Dogs
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Inside of a Dog and other materials by Alexandra Horowitz, scientist, author, audio storyteller, and Senior Research Fellow at the Dog Cognition Lab at Harvard
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Your Dog's Not Broken (and neither are you) -- podcast
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Bones Would Rain From the Sky - Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs by Suzanne Clothier
Canine Body Language
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Understanding Canine Communication: iSpeakDog.org — Educational resources focused on canine body language, stress signals, behavior, and communication.
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(Webinar: Your Dog's Friend - The Language of Dogs)
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Canine “consent test,” aka “Does Your Dog REALLY Want to be Petted?”
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Calming Signals - The Art of Survival
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Good Dog! - Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training by Evelyn Pang & Hilary Louie
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Pet, Pat, Pause - teaching kids (and adults) how to greet a dog
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Doggie Language by Lili Chin - Award-winning book introducing dog body language
Humane Education
Additional therapy dog groups
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AKC Recognized Therapy Dog Groups
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Alliance of Therapy Dogs - nationwide
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National Capital Therapy Dogs, Inc - Washington DC, Baltimore, eastern MD, southern VA, Delmarva region
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Pets on Wheels - Maryland
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Pet Partners - nationwide