Experiences and Expectations as a Therapy Dog Team

This week we are talking to Kristin from @winston_the_aussie_coonhound! Kristin is an occupational therapist and doctoral student living in Maryland with her rescue Aussie Coonhound mix, Winston. Winston is almost two years old, sweet and snuggly, and is also a certified therapy dog through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. They have been working as a pet therapy team since April of 2021. Through their team work, Kristin has seen first hand how Winston and other therapy dogs can bring joy to so many people's lives, but it has also taught her valuable lessons as a dog owner and handler. Support the Show.Book a free connection session to see if the Dog Mom Mentality mentorship program is right for youGrowing & Heeling is officially out - get your copy here! Check out these *FREEBIES* for a journal prompt on navigating stress with your dog, mindfulness practices you can do as a dog owner and a mood tracker for you and your dog! Find Karoline and Layla on Instagram @dogmommentality.Find Karoline and Layla on TikTok @dogmommentality.This podcast is for fun, but if you want to support it (and Layla’s frisbee fund) you can do so here! We appreciate you!Intro song: Let You Go (feat. Tara Flanagan) (Instrumental) by Spectrum https://spoti.fi/2ZLAORn Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_let-you-go Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/of6rlIM0AZAPodcast artwork: Nicole Everlith @moth_folkPodcast editing: Elisa Dyer @elisaann.va