Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast

S2:E13 Farm Stay & Trains At Therapy Dogs Australia. Welcome to another epsiode on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Today Sam and I will be sharing more information about our new Farm Stays & Training service on offer at Sam's hobby farm in Queensland, specifically for our therapy dog community. There will be some uncontrolled laughing and training stories included in this, so we hope y...

S2:E12 Launching Therapy Dogs Aotearoa. Welcome to our next episode with the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast! If you've been following us on our socials, you may be aware that we have just launched our Therapy Dogs Aotearoa branch to reach our cousins across the ditch in New Zealand. We're really excited about this and can't wait to see where it leads. Caitlin, a very valued member of Therapy Dogs...

S2:E11 The Benefits & Challenges Of Using Tricks In Animal-Assisted Therapy Settings. So, we're doing things a little differently on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast today! We have Nicole Berlin, a Paedeatric Occupational Therapist and her gorgeous therapy dog, Sophie joining us today to discuss the benefits and challenges of using tricks in animal-assisted therapy settings. Most of this epi...

S2:E10 Supporting Therapy Dogs Through Holistic & Natural Health With Narelle Cooke This episode is an absolute MUST LISTEN! Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam sits down with the incredibly knowledgeable Narelle Cooke, owner of CanineCeuticals which is a premium, human-quality supplement range for dogs. Narelle is also an accredited Clinical Naturopath, Nutritionist & Herbali...

S2:E9 Insights From A Breeder In Puppy Development & Ethical Breeding Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast we are very lucky to have a returning guest with us. Tamara Shead has a wealth of information when it comes to puppy development, ethical breeding standards and animal health. If you haven't listened to our first episode with her in season 1, we strongly recommend checking that one...

Can Deaf Dogs be Therapy Dogs? Today Sam chats with Robyn Adair, who works in a school focusing on community engagement with her therapy dog Elle, who is deaf! Robyn is also a part-time dog trainer who specialises in dogs with disabilities and during this episode, she goes into detail about what it's like working in a school environment with Elle and the special considerations and adjustments she...

S2:E7 Working with Multi-Cultural Populations With Therapy Dogs (Guest: Noémie Rigaud) Today Sam and Max chat with Noémie Rigaud, who used to work as a migration and human rights lawyer in France before she moved to Australia and became a full-time Mental Health Social Worker, both in private practice and at the Queensland Program of Assistance to Survival of Torture and Trauma. You'll hear about...

S2: E6 Therapy Dog In A Drama Classroom: The Many Benefits. Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Angela, the Head Of Drama at a small school in South West Victoria, gives us a real glimpse into the incredible ways her therapy dog Elsie benefits the many students she teaches in her drama classroom. This episode gives a surprising number of insights in to 'all things AAT'. Therapists and Edu...

Temperament Assessment For Therapy Dog Training: What If You Fail?! Welcome to another episode on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast where Sam and Max chat with the lovely Marleen Boom about her experience initially failing a temperament test with her future therapy dog. Marleen details the assessment experience and what she and her dog still needed to work through to successfully pass the tempera...

Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam and I discuss how to navigate the overwhelming amount of information online when it comes to dog training advice, while also keeping yourself safe from the toxic culture that currently exists in many corners of social media. We're sure many of you will strongly relate to this episode, so grab a cup of tea and we'll get started. FOLLOW! Interested in...

The Joys & Challenges Working With Multiple Therapy Dogs Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam and I chat with the wonderful Joey Parnell about the benefits and challenges when working with multiple therapy dogs at a time. Joey trained her therapy dogs through Therapy Dogs Australia, but she also has a wealth of experience and knowledge working with people and animals outside of tha...

S2:E2 What Risks Should You Consider In Animal-Assisted Therapy? 'Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast Amy, Sam and Myself dive into Risk Management in the animal-assisted therapy workplace. If you think you this isn't something you need to worry about as an animal-assisted team, think again. We cover a range of topics and possible risk areas that may need attention in your workplace. This...

Welcome back for the 2023 second season of the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast. We're kicking this year off with something a little different. Sam has been working on a passion project which has finally come to fruition. Wild at heart horses is now the sister company to Therapy Dogs Australia with an initiative to provide comprehensive training options for therapists who are looking to expand in to...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to another episode on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast. Today, Sam and I are going to be discussing what services Therapy Dogs Australia has on offer currently. We have some very exciting additions including online puppy, adolescent and adult training classes as well as a self-paced study option for our bigger courses. We'll cover everything you need to know if you're intere...

Online Dog Training: Does It Work? Online dog training comes with its own list of pros and cons. From navigating who you should be listening to, and knowing what is something that you can learn online vs what requires face to face training for your dog. Heidi from Dogmanship Training joins us on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast today to weigh in on this discussion. Having worked extensively in t...

If you're currently looking for a puppy with the intention of raising them to be a future therapy dog, this is the episode for you. Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, we speak with the lovely Tamara, from Whiskey River Ranch about breeding and the important role puppy culture and ENS play when raising puppies. Tam's been involved in the animal world ever since she was young. Having a fam...

So what do Therapy Dogs actually do? Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast Sam chats with the wonderful Amy Biggs-Tsoubos. Amy is a generally registered psychologist who works alongside her two super star therapy dogs Harvey and Lola. In this episode, Sam and Amy dive into what their therapy dogs do in sessions with their clients and the unique and special ways in which they help others. Thi...

Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam and I chat with not one, but two special guests about why we DON'T recommend you take your puppy into a school or workplace environment before they're ready, and the common mistakes we see people making when raising a future therapy dog. Melissa Searle, the Assistant Principal of Movelle Primary School, very kindly agreed to chat with us and share h...

In this episode on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, we got to sit down with the lovely Ash Montgomery from Golden Thread Therapy. Ash offers people-centered counseling alongside Beanie, her divine therapy dog. Ash and Beanie did their training with Therapy Dogs Australia so we took a deep dive into discussing the unexpected challenges and lessons learned working as a new therapy dog and handler...

Today we get to sit down with the fantastic Dr Jane Remington-Gurney, a speech language pathologist who works alongside her wonderful therapy dog Charlotte. In this episode, Jane discusses the benefits of having a therapy dog in her practice, the ways in which Charlotte contributes alongside Jane's communication programs, as well as the fascinating ways in which dogs can teach us how to communicat...