Some Great Places to Learn More

Arnold, Jennifer. Through a Dog’s Eyes. 1st ed. New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2010.

Associated Press. “Pets Pick up on Cues to Comfort the Dying, the Grieving.” Pets. Denver Post, August 2015. http://www.denverpost.com/2015/08/07/pets-pick-up-on-cues-to-comfort-the-dying-the-grieving/.

Bohigian, George. “The Caduceus vs. Staff of Aesculapius – One Snake or Two?” Missouri Medicine 116, no. 6 (2019): 476–77.

Children’s Hospital Colorado. “Prescription Pet Program,” 2016. https://www.childrenscolorado.org/community/donate-volunteer/volunteer/prescription-pet-program/.

Freidin, Jesse, Zach Stafford, Christina Garofalo, and Robert Garofalo. When Dogs Heal: Powerful Stories of People Living with HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them. Minneapolis: Zest Books, 2021.

Dognition website.

Frydenborg, Kay. A Dog in the Cave: The Wolves Who Made Us Human. Boston ; New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017.

Hare, Brian. The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think. New York, NY: Dutton, 2013.

Holcombe, Madeline. “It Feels like Dogs Know Just When We Need Them Most. Well, They Might, Experts Say.” CNN, November 11, 2022. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/health/grief-dogs-support-wellness/index.html.

Horowitz, Alexandra. Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know: [Young Reader’s Edition]. Young readers edition ; First edition. New York: Simon & Schuster Books f or Young Readers, 2016.

———. Our Dogs, Ourselves — Young Readers Edition: How We Live with Dogs. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020.

Koumoundouros, Tessa. “Dogs Might Actually ‘See’ Through Smells, Brain Scans Suggest.” ScienceAlert. Accessed July 24, 2022. https://www.sciencealert.com/dogs-smell-is-tightly-linked-to-the-visual-parts-of-their-brain.

Lee, Jane J. “Dog And Human Genomes Evolved Together.” Daily News. National Geographic Society, May 2013. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130514-dogs-domestication-humans-genome-science/.

McConnell, Patricia B. The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs. 1st ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 2002.

McRae, Mike. “Do Dogs Actually Enjoy Making Us Feel Better? Here’s What The Science Says.” ScienceAlert. Accessed May 6, 2018. https://www.sciencealert.com/cortisol-stress-levels-and-affiliative-behaviours-in-therapy-dogs.

Nightingale, Florence. Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not. Project Gutenburg. Project Gutenburg, 2004.

Odendaal, J.S.J. “Animal Assisted Therapy — Magic or Medicine.” Journal of Psychosomatic Research 49 (12 2000): 275–80.

Pilley, John W., and Hilary Hinzmann. Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.

Ruegg, Elizabeth. “The Fascinating History of Animal-Assisted Therapy.” Psychology Today, 15 2024. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/therapeutic-paws/202409/the-fascinating-history-of-animal-assisted-therapy.

ScienceDaily. “Love of a Dog or Cat Helps Women Cope with HIV/AIDS.” Science News, January 25, 2012. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120123115523.htm.

Tyson, Peter. “Dogs’ Dazzling Sense of Smell.” NOVA, October 14, 2012. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/dogs-sense-of-smell.html.

Warren, Cat. What the Dog Knows Young Readers Edition: Scent, Science, and the Amazing Ways Dogs Perceive the World. Reprint edition. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020.