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- Afternoons with Puppy: Inspirations from a Therapist and His Animals
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Purdue University Press
- Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
summary
Afternoons with Puppy is a heartwarming account of dynamic relationships and outcomes involving a therapist, his therapy animals, and his patients, gathered from almost two decades of ongoing practice. It is a narrative of Dr. Aubrey H. Fine's experiences and his growing respect for the power of the animals' effects on his patients and himself. Fine observes that healing is rarely, if ever, accomplished in isolation. There is always a reaching out and a connection at the heart of the therapeutic enterprise. Afternoons with Puppy reveals the ways in which people's bonds with animals centers their beings. Interacting with an animal, as simple as having a puppy in your lap gnawing on your thumb, strips away the unimportant and provides the neutral, primal ground on which healing and new growth can take place. Afternoons with Puppy is an emotional journey that will continue long after the last page.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxi-1
- Discoveries
- pp. 2-17
- Fending Off Loneliness
- pp. 62-87
- Do You Believe in Magic?
- pp. 88-105
- Giving and Accepting a Second Chance
- pp. 106-123
- One of Life’s Lessons: Carpe Diem
- pp. 152-161
- Remembering Lifetimes
- pp. 162-181
- Serendipity Can Lead to Self-Discovery
- pp. 182-201
- A Final Word
- pp. 202-204
- Additional Resources
- pp. 205-209
- In Memory of“Puppy”
- p. 210
Additional Information
ISBN
9781612493992
Related ISBN(s)
9781557537669
MARC Record
OCLC
965168863
Pages
216
Launched on MUSE
2016-12-06
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2014