Personal Training For Your Pooch

30/10/2026

Little Charlie and those puppy dog eyes 🥰

30/10/2026

Last Monday classes for 2026.

Second class now available beginning Monday November 9th.

• Your puppy only requires one vaccination as class is run on a veterinary-disinfected surface.
• Set your puppy up for success and behavioural wellness with a qualified experienced instructor and small group sessions.
• Book class two online now 🐶

https://www.personaltrainingforyourpooch.com.au/puppy-classes

29/10/2026

THEORY THURSDAY

Assistance Animals, Therapy Animals and Emotional Support Animals: What's the Difference?

We often hear about animals supporting people's mental health, but not every animal providing comfort or companionship has the same role.

Assistance Animals are individually trained to alleviate the effects of a person's disability. This might include helping someone manage PTSD, responding to medical conditions or assisting with everyday activities.

Therapy animals work alongside their handlers to provide structured interactions in settings such as hospitals, schools, aged care facilities and community programs. Their role is to support the people they visit rather than mitigate their handler's disability.

Emotional support animals provide comfort and companionship through their presence and relationship with their guardian. They are not necessarily trained to perform disability related tasks.

In Australia, the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A04426/latest/text) provides protections for assistance animals that meet the requirements of Section 9. Therapy animals and emotional support animals do not automatically have the same public access rights.

Whatever their role, we must also consider the animal's wellbeing.

Animals involved in therapeutic and assistance work need appropriate training, opportunities to rest, freedom from unnecessary stress and handlers who recognise when they need a break.



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28/10/2026

This time we have Archie with the long lashes, he is such a cutie💕

28/10/2026

Archie looking very pleased with himself after our session this week 💕

26/10/2026

Freya has grown up so much!
We had the best session together this week. Great work Team Freya ⭐️⭐️

26/10/2026

Puppy Gym is back this Sunday 💕
11am - 11.45 am. Cost $30 per puppy, bookings essential.
For puppies 8- 20 weeks old. Held on a veterinary-disinfected surface.
DM for bookings.

26/10/2026

Yes, this 👏
Take your time and set your new puppy up for success.

22/10/2026

Sending out the biggest Thank You too Ashlyn from Blue Lake Vet Clinic 💕

🐶 Ash has attended puppy classes with me for months, learning how we use positive reinforcement training methods and how we set up and run a successful puppy class.

🐶 With her previous training experience and veterinary experience, and of course her love of puppies, she was the perfect person that could take on puppy class while I was on my holiday.

🐶 Thank you SO SO much Ash.

🐾 For your dedication towards helping puppies live their best life.

🐾 Setting new puppy owners up for early success.

🐾 Running two classes while I was away 💕

Your efforts are much appreciated xx

22/10/2026

I have seen first hand how much assistance dogs can help our veterans 🐶💕

THEORY THURSDAY

Can Assistance Dogs Improve the Lives of Veterans Living with PTSD?

For some veterans living with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), everyday activities such as visiting the shops, travelling on public transport or spending time in crowded places can present significant challenges.

Psychiatric assistance dogs are trained to perform tasks that help mitigate the effects of their handler's disability. But what does the research tell us about their effectiveness?

The Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs funded a four year research trial examining the role of psychiatric assistance dogs in supporting veterans with PTSD.

The research explored the benefits of specially trained assistance dogs as an addition to evidence based treatment, including their potential effects on veterans and their carers.

It's an important area of research, particularly as we consider the benefits of human and animal relationships alongside the welfare of the dogs undertaking this work.

Read the research and learn more about the role of psychiatric assistance dogs in supporting veterans.https://www.dva.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-02/AD-trial-evaluation-findings-full-report-2022.pdf



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