Jess + Dio: A coach and former Animal Assisted Therapy team.

Ready to hear how a reactive dog let his person know that he didn’t want to be a Therapy Dog? If so, then this is definitely the episode for you.

In this 23rd episode of Therapy Dog Talk, I have an insightful conversation with Jess Adams, a mental health therapist and reactive dog coach, and her rescue dog, Dio. We discuss their incredible journey to Animal Assisted Therapy and how Dio’s reactive nature led to the creation of Handlers and Humans, a group coaching program that helps dog owners and trainers navigate the emotional side of working with reactive dogs.

In this episode, we discuss …

• How tunnel vision can impact seeing what our dogs need and enjoy.
• Why we need to be able to cope with our own emotions in order to be there for our dogs.
• How being a reactive dog owner and a therapist led to group coaching for the human side of dog training.

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I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do. Give it a listen and then let me know in the community which part you found the most helpful!

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Episode show notes:

https://sherrierohde.com/23