Maddie is training her Toy Goldendoodle Jovie to partner with her in Animal-Assisted Therapy as a Social Work Therapy Dog.

In this fourth episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I spoke with Maddie and her Toy Goldendoodle, Jovie, about their journey to become a Social Work Therapy Dog team. Maddie, a recent Masters in Social Work graduate, shares how she discovered Animal-Assisted Social Work through a certificate program at Slippery Rock University.

In this episode, we discuss … ...