S5:E4 From Puppy School To Professional Therapy Dog & Handler Team (Guest: Melissa Ashford)
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In this episode, Samantha King interviews Melissa Ashford about her journey training her therapy dog Pascal and the impact on teen mental health.
S5:E4 From Puppy School To Professional Therapy Dog & Handler Team (Guest: Melissa Ashford) In this episode, we chat with Mel, founder of Pynmanto in Far North Queensland, about her journey with Pascal, a mini Labradoodle who started as a “wet weather backup” and has now become a therapy dog supporting teen mental health. Mel shares how she trained Pascal through puppy and adolescent programs with Therapy Dogs Australia, the importance of boundaries and animal advocacy, and what it looks like to bring a therapy dog into real-world clinical settings. Please remember to subscribe, follow and like this podcast if you enjoy it, a good review will help us a lot too. You can follow Mel & Pascal on facebook: @pynmanto Request A Topic Or Join Us On The Therapy Dogs Australia Podcast Here: https://form.jotform.com/253357419361056 SUBSCRIBE! 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…
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