Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others
Kathy Diamond Davis, Howell Book House, July, 1992. This book is described as "basic training" on how to work with your dog in pet assisted therapy.

Volunteering with your Pet: 
How to get involved in Animal Assisted Therapy
With Any Kind of Pet
Mary R. Burch, Ph.D. Howell Book House, Inc., 1996
This book gets 5 tail wags from Margaret Gibbs is a contributing reviewer to Front and Finish (the newspaper for dog trainers and fans) as well as the AKC's Field Director for the Canine Good Citizen test. If you have a library of old Front and Finish, you can find a full review on page 4 of the November, 1996 issue. The book covers therapy with more than dogs. It describes a history of animal-assisted therapy and different therapy groups. Information on places to go for therapy and stories on therapy visits help to liven the book

Love on a Leash:
Your Questions answered about Therapy Dogs
Liz Palika, Alpine Publications, December, 1996. Paperback. 160 pages. SuperDog ordered a copy of this book for his personal library. It's an entertaining book with lots of pictures showing therapy dogs happily at work and instructional photos on how to train your dog around distractions like a wheel chair. This is a practical "how to" book with chapters answering common questions: How Strong is the Pet-People Bond? What is a Therapy Dog? Who Benefits from Therapy Dogs? Can Your Dog be a Therapy Dog? What Basic Training Does a Therapy Dog Need? What Special Training is Needed? What Do You, the Dog's Partner, Need to Know? How Do You Get Started? What Is a Visit Like? How Do You and Your Dog Become Certified? What Problems Do you Foresee?

You Have A Visitor:
Observations on Pet Visitation and Therapy

Marty Becker, D.V.M., co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul"
"Besides inspiring and entertaining you, 'You Have A Visitor' goes a step further by highlighting the practical, daily life-benefits of pet visitation and therapy. With incredible stories and pictures, it's an outstanding and unforgettable celebration of the joys and rewards of the people-pet partnership."

Between Pets and People:
The importance of Animal Companionship 
Alan M. Beck, Paperback, Published 1996.

Girl on a Leash:
The Healing  Power of Dogs: a Memoir
Betty Lim King, Paperback, Published 1999

The Good Shepherd: 
A Special Dog's Gift of Healing
Jo Coudert, hard cover, Published 1998

The Magic of Horses:
Horses as Healers
Sharon Janus, Michael W. Fox, Paperback, Published 1997

Pet-Oriented Child Psychotherapy
Boris M. Levinson, Gerald P. Mallon, hard cover, Published 1996

Note:  this book is on "special order"

K-9 Therapy Groups: Organization and Management
Jacqueline P. Root, Alpine Publications, March, 1990.  How to organize your own group, recruit, train, schedule and more!