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Podcast: The Canine Paradigm
Episode: Episode 336: Assessing a therapy dog for children
Description: In this episode of The Canine Paradigm, we welcome back Sam King from Therapy Dogs Australia to update us on the world of therapy dogs and their vital work with children.
Since we last spoke, Sam was facing challenges, including navigating advisors who have tried to influence how these dogs should be trained. Some of these suggestions, unfortunately, pushed back against proven and essential safe practices—raising serious concerns about the welfare of both the dogs and the children they serve.
Sam walks us through what’s changed since her last visit on the show and...