O Cão de Serviço é um Cão individualmente instruído para auxiliar pessoas com incapacidades motoras.

O Cão de Serviço é uma categoria de Cão de Assistência. Segundo a IADDP, um Cão de Assistência é um cão individualmente educado para realizar tarefas que aumentem a autonomia e a funcionalidade da pessoa com deficiência (IAADP, 2001). Existem várias categorias de cães de assistência:

·                                 Cão-guia: auxilia pessoas com deficiência visual;

·                                 Cão de alerta: avisa pessoas, por exemplo, com epilepsia, da proximidade de ocorrência de um ataque;

·                                 Cão para surdos – indica fontes sonoras a pessoas com deficiências auditivas;

·                                 Cão de serviço – auxilia pessoas com incapacidades motoras.

A raça mais utilizada para o trabalho de cão de serviço é o Labrador Retriever pelas suas características comportamentais. É um cão atento, com grande capacidade de aprendizagem, basicamente sem características agressivas, com baixa sensibilidade táctil e muito alegre, interativo, simpático e visualmente atraente.

 

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Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice

 

Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy, Second Edition: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice by Aubrey H. Fine (Hardcover – Aug 14, 2006)

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Inspirations from a Therapist and His Animals

 

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Therapist's Guide to Learning and Attention Disorders (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)

 

Therapist’s Guide to Learning and Attention Disorders (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional) by Aubrey H. Fine and Ronald A. Kotkin (Hardcover – Aug 12, 2003)

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Bridging the Generations

 

Fathers and Sons: Bridging the Generations by Aubrey H. Fine (Paperback – Jun 1, 2000)

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Let Me In, I Want to Play

 

Therapeutic Recreation for Exceptional Children: Let Me In, I Want to Play by Aubrey H. Fine and Nya M. Fine (Paperback – Mar 1997)

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Recreation with purpose for exceptional children

 

Therapeutic recreation: Recreation with purpose for exceptional children by Aubrey H Fine (Unknown Binding – 1983)

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A Parent's Guide for Success in Youth Sports

 

The Total Sports Experience for Kids: A Parent’s Guide for Success in Youth Sports by Aubrey H. Fine (Paperback – Jan 25, 1997)

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Bridging the Generations

 

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Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice

 

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