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.

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