Resources for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy

Scroll down for helpful animal-assisted therapy books and supplies!

Raising Canine raisingcanine.com

Online courses for animal trainers, includes courses on training and partnering with therapy dogs specifically as well as general courses on socialization, dog behavior and psychology, and working with rescue dogs.

Pet Partners  petpartners.org

Certifying organization for therapy dogs that work in volunteer situations, online coursework, advocacy, and resources for professionals interested in having a volunteer dog-handler team visit their workplace.

Alliance of Therapy Dogs  therapydogs.com

Certifying organization for therapy dogs that work in volunteer situations, helpful information, sample forms, and resources for professionals interested in having a volunteer therapy dog-handler team visit their workplace.

American Kennel Club—Canine Good Citizen Test akc.org

View the test requirements, search for dog trainers, and general information about the “CGK”. A great first step for prospective therapy dogs and their handlers.

Therapy Dog Talk podcast sherrierohde.com/tag/animal-assisted-therapy/

Interviews with a wide variety of therapy dog/handler teams that partner with their therapy dogs in both volunteer and professional settings, exploring their journeys and what makes each team unique. Includes interviews with SLPs  Tamara Stroble about her therapy dog Ginger  and Sharlet Jensen of Speech Dogs discussing her experiences with four different canine co-therapists.

Therapy Dogs Australia podcast https://therapydog.com.au/podcast

Interviews with a variety of dog and therapy professionals to address topics in animal-assisted interventions.

Delta the speech therapy dog waits for kids to arrive. To see her daily work, follow @Speech_Dogs on Instagram!