Therapy Dogs Australia Educated Breeder
Training potential therapy dogs
At Fairway Creek Retrievers, we offer top-quality puppies and work with them from their earliest days to ensure they have the potential to develop into calm and confident dogs. We assess our puppies to best match them with their prospective families. If you plan for your dog to become a Therapy or Companion Dog, please let us know so we can adapt their learning from an early age and watch for the behaviours that will best suit the type of dog required.
We practice Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) on all our puppies from day three. Research shows that introducing puppies to mild stresses helps them cope better with stress later in life, providing crucial long-term behavioral benefits. We also practice ESI for brain stimulation of the puppies and expose them the sound stimulus, and desensitisation. Your puppies should move to their new families with minimal fuss.
What is a Therapy Dog?
A Therapy Dog has been trained to provide therapeutic care to a person in the community.
Therapy Dog Australia provide courses based on current research, for qualified and experienced allied health and dog training professionals, as well as members of the community who would like to work as a volunteer in this area. They train the dog & the owner/therapist together, to work effectively and ethically as a therapy team to work in settings such as hospitals, schools, nursing homes, jails and a whole range of settings where animals are considered beneficial for the patient or client.
Why are dogs used for therapy in humans?
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) uses animals in therapy to achieve specific goals, benefiting both adults and children. Research highlights the positive impact of the human-animal bond, with animals enhancing engagement and rapport between therapist and client through their non-judgmental and loving presence. AAT reduces anxiety, increases relaxation, social interaction, and communication, and motivates clients to engage.
Animals, particularly dogs, communicate through body language, making interaction easier for clients with social difficulties.
"All dogs are therapists - the majority of them are just freelancing "
Unknown -- The Minds Journal
