Toddcast Teacher Podcast
Sarah started her career as a teacher and worked with many young people. Sarah also completed an animal assistance therapy course and spent considerable time as a professional dog trainer. During this period, she recognised how kids, especially at-risk ones, could benefit from dog-assisted therapy, and Canine Comprehension was born.
Canine Comprehension is a company that brings therapy dogs to schools to interact with children. Therapy dogs can help young people widen their perspective on mental health so they can get to the stage where they are ready to learn.
Canine Comprehension not only works with schools and support facilities in Melbourne but offers mentoring and other school services and also supports residential care for kids who are out of school due to social anxiety.
Sarah discusses the following: