Awards

We’re absolutely thrilled to share that Canine Comprehension has taken home the East Melbourne Local Business Award for Specialised Business for 2025! This recognition means a great deal to our entire team, our dedicated mentors, and, most importantly, the incredible young people and school communities we support every day. Our therapy dogs play a special…

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: our founder and CEO, Sarah Macdonald, has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Businesswoman of the Year Award at the Women’s Business Club Awards in London! The Women’s Business Club is a leading international organisation dedicated to empowering, supporting, and celebrating women in business. Their annual…

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Canine Comprehension has been named a finalist in the 2025 East Melbourne Local Business Awards, under the Specialised Business category! This recognition is a wonderful nod to the passion, dedication, and innovation our team brings to dog-assisted learning. Over the past decade, we’ve worked hard to support young people’s…

We’re proud to announce that Canine Comprehension has been nominated for the 2025 HESTA Excellence Awards in the Team Excellence in Community Services category. This recognition means a lot to us, as it highlights the dedication of our entire team: mentors, the leadership & admin team, as well as our wonderful therapy dogs—who work together…

We are thrilled to announce that Sarah Macdonald, has been recognised with a prestigious award from Great Companies. Sarah’s journey and her groundbreaking initiative, Canine Comprehension, are now featured on the Women Story website, showcasing her unwavering commitment to compassion and innovation.  The Genesis of Canine Comprehension Founded in 2016, Canine Comprehension stands as a…

We make sure all of our students celebrate their wins – both big & small. It’s important that our company does the same. So, what recent wins have we seen? Awards: Winning Funding Opportunities which help reach our most vulnerable clients: Due to our attention to detail, focus on evidence-based practice and reliability we have…

We are excited to announce that Canine Comprehension are Finalists for the prestigious ROAR Awards, in two very important categories. That of Fearless Educator and Best Advocate for Mental Health. Congratulations to all the finalists, you are all seriously talented incredible people and it’s an honour for us to be in the finals with so…

The following are all judges’ comments on Sarah’s entry. They have not been edited or curated in any way: “What a wonderful idea – better yet – you were able to execute on it brilliantly. Thank you for your work.” “An interesting and exciting concept which is clearly impacting positively on the lives of young…

New York, Times Square – November 16, 2019 and Sarah Macdonald, CEO and Founder of Canine Comprehension has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the  Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Asia, Australia or New Zealand category in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. The Stevie Awards for…

I am just so excited, I wanted to share the happy news with our lovely people… As Founder and CEO of Canine Comprehension Pty Ltd, I, have been named a Finalist in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Asia, Australia or New Zealand category in the 16th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business,…