S3:E11 When A Senior Dog Isn't The Right Fit: Raising A Therapy Dog & Starting Outdoor Practice. On the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast today, Sam had the opportunity to speak with Sue Clarke-Smith, a social worker and child and family practitioner who originally did our Clinical course with her senior dog Mickey and upon deciding the work would be too demanding for him, Sue made the decision to instead adopt a rescue puppy called Fonzi who's now graduated as a therapy dog to work alongside her. They discuss on-going training and preparations when starting an outdoor practice and the challenges that go along with that. There are some visual elements to the podcast at the end which may be better suited to watching on Youtube. FOLLOW US! Interested in Animal-Assisted Therapy / Animal-Assisted Services and studying with Therapy Dogs Australia? Visit our website www.therapydog.com.au for more information or get in touch with us today by emailing info@therapydog.com.au and one of the Therapy Dogs Australia team will be there to help! Raise your future therapy dog with us! Join our Juniors Mentoring program (puppy & adolescent programs available) and set you and your dog up for success by training the right foundations early, more info here: https://therapydog.com.au/juniors-mentoring-program FOLLOW US! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapy_dogs_australia/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therapydogsaus/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyDogsAustralia/featuredLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/therapy-dogs-australia/ #therapydog #therapydogsaustralia #animalassistedtherapy #animalassistedservices Music License: XCSC3Z05MXY3CEOU

S3:E10 Nurture Your Therapy Dog’s Personality & Hidden Talents With Breed-Specific Care On the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast today, Sam and Max are joined by Azelene Williams, a Counsellor, Social worker and Speaker who will almost always be accompanied by her therapy dog Zayda, a Hungarian Vizsla. Azelene goes into detail of how she brings out the best of Zayda's breed traits and personality for therapy work and meets Zayda's needs as a high energy working dog. Let's get into it!

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S3:E9 Dog Breed Genetics: Harness Your Dog’s Strengths & Manage Limitations (with Brittany Muscat). Today we have the wonderful Brittany Muscat, also known as The Pet Girl (@iamthepetgirl) on the podcast today to discuss the role of dog breed genetics and how we can harness our dog's strengths while managing their limitations. If you're in the process of choosing a puppy to become a future therapy dog, this episode is definitely for you! Enjoy! www.thepetgirl.com.au

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S3:E8 GP’s With Therapy Dogs - Incorporating Therapy Dogs Australia Training Methods Into Your Existing Toolkit. Today on the podcast Sam and I are joined by Dr. Anke Doley, a rural GP in South Australia who works alongside her therapy dog Jesse when seeing patients. Dr. Anke already had previous therapy dog experience and training before she connected with Therapy Dogs Australia, and shares how she incorporated methods she learned with us into her existing toolkit. Enjoy!

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S3:E7 Building Confidence & Resilience In Therapy Dogs. Today Sam is joined by Max O'Neill, owner of Down Under Dog Trainer, to discuss building confidence and resilience in current therapy dogs as well as in young dogs with a possible future therapy career. If you want to get in touch with Max you can head to his website www.downunderdogtrainer.com for more info. Enjoy! FOLLOW US! Interested in Animal-Assisted Therapy / Animal-Assisted Services and studying with Therapy Dogs Australia? Visit our website www.therapydog.com.au for more information or get in touch with us today by emailing info@therapydog.com.au and one of the Therapy Dogs Australia team will be there to help! Raise your future therapy dog with us! Join our Juniors Mentoring program (puppy & adolescent programs available) and set you and your dog up for success by training the right foundations early, more info here: https://therapydog.com.au/juniors-mentoring-program

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S3:E6 Assessing Therapy Dog & Handler Teams Today on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam and I discuss the assessment process for our courses, to assist those who may not understand the importance of the criteria and what we look for before we can pass a therapy dog and handler team from our courses.

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S3:E5 Decompression For Therapy Dogs With KONG.

Welcome back to the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, you're in for a treat because we have a very cool conversation lined up today with Brittany Muscat from KONG Australia! We're going to be discussing the importance of decompression and enrichment for our therapy dogs and how the KONG Company product range can assist with those activities, whilst also encouraging our dogs to express their natural behaviours in a safe way. These tips and tricks are going to be game-changers for the longevity of our Therapy Dog handlers and Therapy Dogs careers.

Brittany Muscat – Australian KONG Company Trainer and Veterinary BDM As a nationally certified dog trainer, a qualified Fear Free Professional, animal nutritionist and canine athlete specialist, Brittany brings over 8 years of comprehensive experience to the KONG Educational Team. Her passion lies in tapping into a dog’s instinctual, hardwired behaviours utilising KONG toys and educating pet parents and pet professionals how to do the same. Brittany’s primary goal is for all pet parents to have the skills to be able to biologically fulfil their pet using KONG, ensuring they live their ‘best life’ daily.

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S3:E4 AAT In Private Practice With Kids.

Today on the podcast Sam and Max have a chance to speak with the lovely Maddi McLean. Maddi is a psychologist who works predominantly with kids, alongside her therapy dog Maple in private practice. We explore and discuss animal-assisted interventions that can be incorporated into therapy sessions and the challenges and joys that go along with that. Note that there is a slight abrupt ending to this episode because we did go over time but let's get into it!

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