Conversations with Therapy Dog teams
Therapy Dog Talk is a weekly Instagram Live series of conversations with Therapy Dog teams and researchers. The recordings are available via Podcast and YouTube.
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- Cultivate calmness in yourself and your dog
- Boost your team’s confidence through game-based training
- Understand and foster resilience in therapy work
- Manage your own mental health to improve your dog’s performance
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Recent Episodes of Therapy Dog Talk
If you don’t know where you’d like to volunteer with your Therapy Dog, it may be helpful for you to start by looking at the tags in the sidebar and filtering by the type of therapy work you think you might be interested in. For example, maybe you’d like to learn about First Responder Therapy Dogs or Animal Assisted Therapy.
I’ve also made it easy for you to filter by Therapy Dog organization and breed to help you find other teams that you may want to connect with or learn about whether it’s to help inform your own decisions or to build community.
#085: Therapy Dog Training with Kennedy, Remy and Finn
In this 85th episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I chat with Kennedy about her Therapy Dog training journey for partnering with her dogs in AAT.
#084: Animal-Assisted Interactions in Singapore with Stasha Wong
In this 84th episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I chat with Stasha Wong about Animal-Assisted Interactions in Singapore and how AAISG is helping define the field in Southeast Asia
The Role of Advocacy in National Therapy Animal Day
In this bonus episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I chat with Pet Partners and North Star Therapy Animals about the role of advocacy in National Therapy Animal Day.
#083: Animal-Assisted Occupational Therapy with Magi and Remi
In this 83rd episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I chat with Magi Sontag about her experiences as an Animal-Assisted Occupational Therapy team.
#082: First responder support with Erin and Winston
Erin and her Australian Labradoodle Winston are making an impact in their community from children to first responders. In this 82nd episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I sit down with Erin and her seven-year-old Australian Labradoodle, Winston. We discuss their journey as a...
#081: Finding hope with Kilyn and Bubbles
In this 81st episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I talk with Kilyn and Bubbles, a cruelty survivor, about their experiences as a Therapy Dog team and advocates.
#080: Jessica and her Maltese Therapy Dog Hera
In this 80th episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I talk with Jessica about what it’s like to volunteer with her Maltese Therapy Dog, Hera.
National Beagle Day with Cheyanne, Mardi and Tiana
In this bonus episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I talk with Cheyanne about National Beagle Day and her two Therapy Beagles Mardi and Tiana.
#079: Creating Bookworms Together with Heather and Dolly
In this 79th episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I talk with Heather about her passion for creating bookworms with her Golden Retriever, Dolly.
#078: Miranda’s passion for Therapy Dogs in rural Alaska
In this 78th episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I talk with Miranda about her experiences with her Brittany Spaniels Arya and Mazy as Therapy Dogs in rural Alaska.
The Therapy Dog Talk Podcast
Weekly conversations with Therapy Dog teams and researchers: