S5:E2 If Your Dog Is Growling...

About this episode

In this episode, Sam discusses therapy dog behavior, particularly growling, and shares community achievements.

S5:E2 If Your Therapy Dog Is Growling In this episode, Sam shares some exciting wins from the Therapy Dogs Australia community- including the impressive scores of our latest graduates and celebrating the 2026 Australia Dog Of The Year who happens to be one of our teams! We also take a deeper look at why your therapy dog or pet dog may be growling, including what it really means, why it happens, and how to respond. Whether you’re a new handler or an experienced one, this episode offers valuable reminders for reading behaviour and advocating for your dog, as well as your clients in real-world situations. Please remember to subscribe, follow and like this podcast if you enjoy it, a good review will help us a lot too. We now have a Skool! The prices to join are in USD. Remember, if you have already bought the juniors program you have already been invited to join Skool. If you can't find your invite, contact us to have it re-sent. Request A Topic Or Join Us On The Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast Here: https://form.jotform.com/253357419361056 Join Pat's Online 'Skool' Community here: https://www.skool.com/seriousdogbusiness/about?ref=ddd6fa0b6f784fe4924e5dff44923781 Pat has kindly…

People in this episode

Host: Samantha King

Topics covered

• therapy dogs
• dog behavior
• animal-assisted therapy
• handler training
• community wins

Keywords

• therapy dog
• growling
• dog behavior
• handler
• animal-assisted services

Sponsors

Pat's Online 'Skool' Community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Therapy Dogs Australia

Products: Pat's Online 'Skool' Community, PAT'S COURSE

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