Therapy Dogs Today: Their Gifts, Our Obligation
Kris Butler is a nationally recognized trainer, instructor, and authority on animal-enhanced programs. Since 1979, her professional vision has focused on working with dogs to improve the quality of people's lives. She's developed goal-directed programs for therapists and special education teachers from throughout the United States, and she has worked professionally with her own dogs in therapeutic and educational environments. In 1995, Ms. Butler and her golden retriever, Partner, received Delta Society's prestigious Therapy Dog of the Year award. She served as an adjunct instructor for University of Denver from 2006 - 2008, assisting in development and instruction of Animals and Human Health, an online graduate professional development program.