Michelle + Buffy: A children’s hospital therapy dog team.

Welcome to the twentieth episode of Therapy Dog Talk: a weekly interview of Therapy Dog teams.

  • How she became interested in Therapy Dog work before she had her own dog by hearing friends talk about a reading program.
  • Why she thought Buffy would enjoy being a Therapy Dog based on how she would greet everyone she met as a puppy.
  • What it was like to hit adolescence in the middle of training to be a Therapy Dog and how a therapy course got her back on track.
  • The difference between complex and predictable scores in the @PetPartners test and why you want to consider where you volunteer based on the temperament of your dog.
  • What it was like to become an evaluator for new Therapy Dog teams.

Give it a watch and let us know which part you found the most helpful! Don’t forget to follow their journey and see Buffy in action at @buffy_the_therapy_pup.

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