Animals bring happiness. Seniors experience joy when petting the therapy dog and reminiscing about past pets. This is a great reason to incorporate "animal" activation sessions filled with many wonderful ideas from the animal book. As a caregiver, you will be ready to start with these materials right away. Whether it's a dog, cat, or elephant: each of the 52 weekly chapters includes an animal profile, proverb puzzles, and quiz questions for memory training, biographical questions, and conversation prompts. Stories for reading aloud and amusing anecdotes complete the activation sessions.