S4:E6 Retiring & Navigating The Passing Of A Therapy Dog (Guest: Sharlet Jensen)

This week on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam and I got to sit down with Sharlet Jensen, a Speech Pathologist based in Seattle, who's experienced the emotional process of retiring not one, but two therapy dogs, coping with the passing of her retired therapy dog, Johnny Utah and breaking the news to her clients. Please remember to subscribe, follow and like this podcast if you enjoy it, a good review will help us a lot too. Enjoy!

Links:

Sharlet Jensen's Website & Resources: https://www.speechdogs.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Speech_Dogs---

Sharlet's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speech_dogs/

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The Telepathy Tapes: https://thetelepathytapes.com/

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S4:E5 Co-Regulation Between Handlers & Their Dogs, Impact On Relationship & Reactivity (Guest: Tim Pratt)

This week on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast, Sam and I had an opportunity to sit down with Tim Pratt, founder of Diverse Dogs, who shared his background in working with dogs and discussed the importance of understanding and managing emotions for both handlers and their dogs. This episode covers various aspects of dog training, including handling reactive dogs, the benefits of breathwork in managing stress levels, proper communication techniques, and the significance of play in building trust and confidence. Tim also introduced his online course "Reactivity Success Path" and has kindly provided a special 20% off discount code for our community. Use the code word 'therapy' when checking out! Be quick, because the course starts on the 8th of April 2025. Let's get into it!

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Diverse Dogs Reactivity Success Path Online: https://events.humanitix.com/diverse-dogs-reactivity-success-path-online

Use discount code 'therapy' for 20% off the course!

https://diversedogs.com.au/

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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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S4: E4 Puppy Temperament Testing For Choosing A Future Therapy Dog (Guest: Serena Lynch)

This week on the Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast we had the opportunity to sit down with Serena Lynch, the breeder & founder of M&M Companion Retrievers. This episode is best watched on our youtube channel as Serena shares some videos of temperament assessments from her previous litters and discusses what traits are especially important for puppies that may grow up to become therapy dogs one day. There is a lot of fantastic information in here and we will be doing a part 2 for this interview with Serena. Please remember to subscribe, follow and like this podcast if you enjoy it, a good review will help us a lot too. Enjoy!

- Visit M&M Companion Retrievers Website: https://www.mm-companion-retrievers.com/

- Learn more about temperament testing on the M&M Companion Retrievers YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxOX8_QiEas

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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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