The Therapy Dogs attend specific lessons, large group sessions or one-on-one sessions with individual children who are working on specific goals agreed with educators. These may include literacy development, motor skills or social skills. Sometimes, Therapy Dogs are simply there to help improve a child’s mental health and motivation.

Thanks to Sheargold Foundation, Therapy Dogs have been making regular visits to Iona College, a Roman Catholic high school for boys in Brisbane. Teacher, Mrs Vardanega, says the dogs have really boosted the children’s reading skills. This is just one of many locations we support through the Classroom Canine program.