Anderson, P. Elizabeth. <br/><br/>
The powerful bond between people and pets :  our boundless connections to companion animals / 
P. Elizabeth Anderson ; foreword by Gerald P. Koocher. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Praeger Publishers,  2008. 
 - xxvii, 248 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Practical and applied psychology,  1938-7725 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: A new era for companion animals -- Companion animals in America and around the globe -- Genesis and nature of the bond -- Why we choose certain animals as companions -- Roles that animals play in our lives and how we influence each other -- Embedded with humans-animals in the human world -- Pets as medicine -- Protecting our companion animals -- When love hurts -- Love gone bad. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780275989057 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007039209 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pet owners--Psychology.<br/>Pets--Psychological aspects.<br/>Pets--Social aspects.<br/>Human animal relationships.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SF411.47  / .A66 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.088/7