https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy daily 0.75 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/740e19f6-ac70-48f5-9b9d-9b208f7c6073/speech-therapy-dog-book-cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b5ef5541-518c-487d-be77-77652c545334/5.png https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-firsts monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5b8de21c-a3a6-41b8-a5df-a90e13f0cf5f/20230608_112305+%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three “Firsts” in My Journey with Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Delta provides support to a child during animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link, it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use a product and love it, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e2271adb-4494-41d6-a011-c718c896a9d8/20240202_161539.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three “Firsts” in My Journey with Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - New therapy dog Sky gives a child a friendly kiss on her first day providing animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d34641db-8eca-4108-9987-8cf33a17d182/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three “Firsts” in My Journey with Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-hard-job monthly 0.5 2026-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/00de5e62-bec4-4558-af89-a9d18523f43f/20231030_162737.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - How Working with a Speech Therapy Dog Makes My Job Harder…And Why I Love That! - Speech therapy dog Delta expresses mild discomfort with a tongue flick when accidentally bumped. Watching both the children and the therapy dogs to intervene as needed requires constant vigilance, but it’s worth it! If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a980f05d-92d1-4ae0-8625-82773b4cb8ec/20240725_181144.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - How Working with a Speech Therapy Dog Makes My Job Harder…And Why I Love That! - Therapy dog Delta poses with one of my favorite games for practicing question-asking. It can be easily adapted for animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d647a4f3-5e26-4b69-99cb-aa1c5f6948ff/speech+therapy+dog+supports+SLP Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - How Working with a Speech Therapy Dog Makes My Job Harder…And Why I Love That! - Therapy dog Sky provides support and a welcome distraction while I complete paperwork during a break between animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/306a32bf-2af7-4a86-bd15-70f96e161e8e/speech-therapy-dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - How Working with a Speech Therapy Dog Makes My Job Harder…And Why I Love That! https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-flexibility monthly 0.5 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3e21981a-90ac-491a-bf92-bba2c783e918/pet-therapy-dog-Zephyr.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Different Dogs, Same Job: Flexibility as a Skill in Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - New speech therapy dog Zephyr has a super high drive to interact with people, providing both joy and unexpected challenges in our work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/48109b46-e735-4ba5-938d-a3815a999466/speech-therapy-dog-Sky.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Different Dogs, Same Job: Flexibility as a Skill in Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Little Sky is quick as a cricket in everything she does and loves high-energy play during animal-assisted speech therapy session! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/bd33eb28-48c8-4737-b942-121a32acdb71/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Different Dogs, Same Job: Flexibility as a Skill in Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Veteran speech therapy dog Delta, who helped me learn the importance of reasonable work day lengths and down-time to rest and decompress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e0d43530-2bd3-4f37-af69-3eb8e4429c86/animal-assited-speech-therapist-Sharlet.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Different Dogs, Same Job: Flexibility as a Skill in Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-better-clinician monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9cbaaf8b-eee5-4ee9-932e-ec91d6df2444/IMG_2733.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Transforming My Work: How a Speech Therapy Dog Helps Me Be a Better Clinician - Speech therapy dog Delta helps a child transition calmly out of an animal-assisted speech therapy session, just one of the ways she helps me build and maintain rapport with clients. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ea8a640a-7ad3-4160-a4c8-a1d2a46f7b04/20231116_131801.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Transforming My Work: How a Speech Therapy Dog Helps Me Be a Better Clinician - A preschooler “turns and tells” therapy dog Delta a targeted word. An animal-assisted speech therapy strategy to increase practice repetitions in a meaningful way, the turn and tell is just one way therapy dogs help clients succeed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2571049d-a791-4f23-bf6c-0ebd194bf014/Speech+therapy+dog+Sky+laughter.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Transforming My Work: How a Speech Therapy Dog Helps Me Be a Better Clinician - Speech therapy dog Sky brings spontaneous shared laughter to a session with a teen client just by being her natural, goofy self. Moments of laughter like this not only aid in rapport with clients and their families, but also improve my job satisfaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a350f3f9-394b-4325-9009-715a53aaeff3/tiny+png+Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Transforming My Work: How a Speech Therapy Dog Helps Me Be a Better Clinician https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/proactive-future-animal-assisted-speech-therapy monthly 0.5 2026-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3bdbc04b-3212-410f-b09e-1572ed0fd2e2/20250110_163812.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Have You “Prehabbed” Objections?  Preparing for a Future of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - How did I get from being told “no” by a former boss to including animal-assisted speech therapy activities every day? Lots of preparation! Here, speech therapy dog Delta provides calming deep pressure input. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/35edb460-4e51-4f36-bb19-b7faadb64d8f/20250110_134309.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Have You “Prehabbed” Objections?  Preparing for a Future of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Delta looks on as a client shows off magnet faces she created while practicing saying “she needs…” for both “sh” articulation and pronoun practice. I already had this activity in my repertoire and just altered it slightly to add an animal-assisted therapy component when I started bringing my speech therapy dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/442541e4-5afa-4c3e-b52a-bed7e29955d6/20250110_111948.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Have You “Prehabbed” Objections?  Preparing for a Future of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Watching therapy dog Delta’s subtle communication was a big learning curve compared to my more “outspoken” spaniels. While I don’t generally allow hugs, here I can tell from her relaxed ears and posture that she is comfortable with this boy’s gentle and well-intentioned embrace as he works to calm his body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/de6afc77-3ece-4ace-942d-d9ffa86f48bc/20250109_163303.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Have You “Prehabbed” Objections?  Preparing for a Future of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Speech therapy dog Sky takes a much needed rest on the bed in my inner office, which functions as a “retreat space” when needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/692bfeb1-8a34-4a1f-bb56-47f81ee35130/Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Have You “Prehabbed” Objections?  Preparing for a Future of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/multiple-speech-therapy-dogs monthly 0.5 2025-12-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8253b4a2-e40a-47a0-8bfd-abd03ddfc33d/20240630_201157.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Is Four Really Just One More Than Three?  Opportunities and Challenges of Partnering with Multiple Speech Therapy Dogs - Speech therapy dog Delta at home with Bodhi. While not the best fit for animal-assisted speech therapy, Bodhi is nonetheless a beloved companion. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/49f66325-b2cd-4f48-b481-7772a0b2e838/20241023_114059.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Is Four Really Just One More Than Three?  Opportunities and Challenges of Partnering with Multiple Speech Therapy Dogs - The personalities of “Little Sky” (standing in for the real thing) and reading therapy dog Delta are contrasted in a Wired for Reading (SM) story about the letter “y” changing to “i” when suffixes are added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/77bbc83b-fb89-475c-8217-765dd1b6093b/f3d4b91f-4e8e-4c1b-a14b-c762ac108b7b.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Is Four Really Just One More Than Three?  Opportunities and Challenges of Partnering with Multiple Speech Therapy Dogs - My mom and I with Sky the day she came home. Chosen solely to be my mom’s personal companion dog, it’s sheer luck she turned out to be a great animal-assisted speech therapy dog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/89937a2f-703f-4fe2-8618-eb6ab7fede96/Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Is Four Really Just One More Than Three?  Opportunities and Challenges of Partnering with Multiple Speech Therapy Dogs Update: Young Zephyr, adopted about 8 months after Johnny Utah’s passing, is just starting to transition into work. Yes, I’m back up to four dogs at home, plus my responsibilities for Sky who lives with my mom! So four and a half dogs?!? https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-emabarrassing-moments monthly 0.5 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0680a099-3dbd-4c37-84d8-4aa8aea20b0d/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-pose Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fur-get About Dignity:  How Our Speech Therapy Dogs Keep Us Humble - My speech therapy dogs enrich my work life in ways I couldn’t have even imagined, but that doesn’t mean they’re perfect! Sometimes our animal-assisted therapy sessions get a little embarrassing. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e150765b-714b-4dc1-a586-2f0a72d222c0/cute-speech-therapy-dog Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fur-get About Dignity:  How Our Speech Therapy Dogs Keep Us Humble - Sure the face looks cute, but don’t let Delta fool you. This usually well-behaved speech therapy dog can have rascally moments! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e6021608-2e1e-47be-a0fc-a93d3b5f356d/Speech+therapy+dog+Sky+laughter.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fur-get About Dignity:  How Our Speech Therapy Dogs Keep Us Humble - “Animal-assisted laughter” is a term I jokingly coined in response to Sky’s playful antics with our animal-assisted speech therapy clients. Sometimes her antics get a little over the top though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/27efd2f5-dd03-4f98-9ee1-deaf516309b9/Speech+therapy+dog+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fur-get About Dignity:  How Our Speech Therapy Dogs Keep Us Humble https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-changing-role monthly 0.5 2025-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/334cd02b-d1bf-426c-83ff-d8397d009d75/speech+therapy+dog+Delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - More or Less: How a Speech Therapy Dog’s Role May Change Over Time - Delta, my first speech therapy dog, provides support and sensory input to help a client stay calm and focused while participating in animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission for your purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c2e29e9b-7329-405a-9a6c-82a1ab713ccb/speech+therapy+dog+Delta+with+Shreyan.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - More or Less: How a Speech Therapy Dog’s Role May Change Over Time - Speech therapy dog Delta provides turn-taking opportunities for a client taking part in animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d5ddbea2-ccfb-405a-9a2a-77c36d3d07ae/speech-therapy-dog-Delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - More or Less: How a Speech Therapy Dog’s Role May Change Over Time https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-puppy-preparation monthly 0.5 2025-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/80b9c280-eb42-403c-9fa5-361ff975cb59/speech-therapy-dog-puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 3 Transitioning Into Work) - Zephyr watches with interest as a child completes a work task during his first time in an animal-assisted speech therapy session. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/70d9f3fc-6255-48f5-8ae6-1702319bbb2d/canine-assisted-speech-therapy-puppyjpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 3 Transitioning Into Work) - Speech therapy dog Zephyr, at the end of a short work day, showing his preference for staying near the kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b014a5ed-d533-421b-94fc-0c6a9552303a/canine-assisted-therapy-children.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 3 Transitioning Into Work) - Zephyr doesn’t get too concerned even when unexpected things happen during an animal-assisted speech therapy session, though so far he’ s only been asked to work with cooperative clients as he builds confidence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b840afa0-7337-4767-afea-e8295debbc85/animal-assisted-therapy-puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 3 Transitioning Into Work) - A sweet end to Zephyr’s first session of animal-assisted speech therapy, showing how tiring new experiences can be for a puppy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3f728627-8d3f-41cb-b5a8-d591a10dfdfe/AAT-deep-pressure-input.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 3 Transitioning Into Work) - Zephyr practices what may become a big part of his job, helping children in animal-assisted speech therapy by providing deep pressure input for sensory regulation. Here he is starting with a very cooperative child who knows to lie very still to help the future speech therapy dog build confidence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d82680f7-372a-49b5-b126-459246fb5f70/speech-therapy-dog-puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 3 Transitioning Into Work) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-dysregulation monthly 0.5 2025-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/afa9590b-d667-4429-9eca-5184be38828a/20240208_190507.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Dysregulation to Connection: A Therapy Dog’s Unexpected Role in A Crisis - Speech therapy dog Delta relaxing during a more typical animal-assisted speech therapy session. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d71831a7-e764-4862-b1f0-9989644d1c46/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-deep-pressure-input.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Dysregulation to Connection: A Therapy Dog’s Unexpected Role in A Crisis - A favorite sensory-regulating activity I incorporate into many sessions every day, speech therapy dog Delta is a master “squisher” and eagerly climbs on top of a safety mat. Here she provides deep pressure input to a reading therapy client. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/914ddb56-3448-4db2-985c-c4632a1f9866/speech-therapy-dog-sensory-regulation.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Dysregulation to Connection: A Therapy Dog’s Unexpected Role in A Crisis - A child demonstrates “finger breathing” to Sky during an animal-assisted speech therapy session. By talking to a therapy dog instead of an adult, a child may feel less pressure and can begin to calm down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/fa84785e-3f1f-4c68-9749-c5be9e017f96/canine-assisted-therapy-dog-skateboard.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Dysregulation to Connection: A Therapy Dog’s Unexpected Role in A Crisis - Speech therapy dog Delta demonstrates her less-than-graceful but nonetheless entertaining skateboarding skills to add humor to an otherwise tense session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2c5d1a3f-f72e-4c3d-a025-278d19fa93c5/pet-therapy-puzzles.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Dysregulation to Connection: A Therapy Dog’s Unexpected Role in A Crisis - Sky surveys an array of dog puzzles I incorporate to not only target client goals within animal-assisted speech therapy sessions, but also to aid in therapy dog decompression and enrichment by engaging in natural dog behaviors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e7dc64c0-30b3-47de-9a31-43d0bf404c43/speech-therapy-dog-Delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Dysregulation to Connection: A Therapy Dog’s Unexpected Role in A Crisis https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-recordings monthly 0.5 2025-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/bf4aaaa8-1bf6-4346-b1db-e98b48647f03/20240502_113657.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Discovering Surprising Insights: Four Things I Learned Recording Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy Sessions - Therapy dog Delta waits patiently to be needed. Recording sessions has allowed me to see all the challenges she faces in a typical day of animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/cf4676f7-af61-493c-9fcf-ad0a0734e97d/20231030_162737.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Discovering Surprising Insights: Four Things I Learned Recording Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy Sessions - Delta gives a little stress signal (tongue flick) when her foot is accidentally bumped during an animal-assisted speech therapy session. As an experienced therapy dog she handles these moments with ease, but I still have to remain vigilant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/28a3b8e6-44e8-4b28-acf6-5141d740f62d/20240624_113701.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Discovering Surprising Insights: Four Things I Learned Recording Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy Sessions - As a new speech therapy dog, Sky struggled to master “shake”, partly because I found it difficult to reinforce her promptly while also coaching a child through giving the command. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5bdacea7-f245-48cc-a787-9256e81c207e/IMG_0989.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Discovering Surprising Insights: Four Things I Learned Recording Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy Sessions - Delta gets a supportive hand during an animal-assisted speech therapy session while a preschooler looks on excitedly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b80c0f8b-01a8-4f66-875e-d2f241614869/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-team+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Discovering Surprising Insights: Four Things I Learned Recording Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy Sessions https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-puppy-training monthly 0.5 2025-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d34b8628-751d-4111-bd7c-3acabc8d767a/speech-therapy-dog-in-training.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 2-The Middle Months) - Speech therapy dog hopeful Zephyr during one of our many training outings in town. Here he works on a relaxed but attentive stay while I walk around him. (Check out those ears!) If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9ccd7f01-bd26-43e2-9ef8-ac0149956433/20250601_131616.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 2-The Middle Months) - Zephyr at about five months old on his first visit to my office building. Over several successive visits we have practiced skills he will need for animal-assisted speech therapy and taken steps to help him develop a positive association with this setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7d704cc5-0958-46af-95da-3a5e1bab9639/20250707_171234.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 2-The Middle Months) - My favorite place to socialize my speech therapy dog hopefuls is farm supply/feed stores. Employees there are generally knowledgeable about dogs and willing to interact (or not) with your pup as you desire. Plus there’s plenty of sight/smell/sound distractions to provide training challenges as you progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/63c4cbfc-dc1b-43a7-a1dc-9bfd73ec5b88/sharlet12sm.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 2-The Middle Months) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dog-fears monthly 0.5 2025-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/82406877-c83f-4c44-b4df-8bf4bb4769b0/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-fish+%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fear Isn’t Failure: Helping Your Young Therapy Dog Candidate Through Emotional Growing Pains - Zephyr shortly after the fish incident. While normally a confident and extroverted puppy, this candidate for a future animal-assisted speech therapy partner nonetheless has moments of uncertainty. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5bc54cc5-0e13-4c9b-ba26-18c48ae9d654/puppy-fear-period-therapy-dog.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fear Isn’t Failure: Helping Your Young Therapy Dog Candidate Through Emotional Growing Pains - Tactical dog handler and professional trainer Tim Pratt with a puppy around the age a a fear period typically begins. While sometimes alarming this can be a perfectly normal part of a dog’s development, but important for speech therapy dog handlers to be aware of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/bd9e66fa-9973-4953-9273-bf86dbac6341/Boss.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fear Isn’t Failure: Helping Your Young Therapy Dog Candidate Through Emotional Growing Pains - Working in the corrections system with tactical response and drug detection dogs taught Tim Pratt how to build resilience in dogs in even the most stressful environments. He’s now making a living teaching these skills to handlers of dogs doing a variety of jobs, including working as therapy dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9a1fe73a-a422-4c0b-968d-7fce453e309f/Screenshot+2024-12-15+082844.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fear Isn’t Failure: Helping Your Young Therapy Dog Candidate Through Emotional Growing Pains - Even though this article is aimed at puppy handlers, building resilience is possible even with mature therapy dog hopefuls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a9907491-98d6-43a4-8011-f8ab2fb5bc65/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-game.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Fear Isn’t Failure: Helping Your Young Therapy Dog Candidate Through Emotional Growing Pains - Zephyr during one of his many brief outings to my office as a puppy, this time meeting kids for a brief play session. Pairing this Greedy Granny game with lots high-value treats and letting him choose how close to get quickly desensitized him to Granny’s startling pop-up action. https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-competency-stages monthly 0.5 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8fc2db4c-0d67-4732-b70f-577b7b831fad/Speech-therapy-dog-Sky.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Four Stages of Becoming an Effective Animal-Assisted Therapist (and Why Stage Two Is the Hardest) - My fourth speech therapy dog, Sky, doing what she does best: entertain! By the time I started working with her I was well into stage 3, concious competence, and providing animal-assisted speech therapy felt much easier than when I first started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/14a5488a-2f28-4418-a777-378698699f7e/20211207_113345.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Four Stages of Becoming an Effective Animal-Assisted Therapist (and Why Stage Two Is the Hardest) - Experiencing not only highlights but also heartbreaks, such as retiring Bodhi from animal-assisted speech therapy work when he wasn’t thriving, is what drove me to higher levels of education and know-how to reach stage 4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/50880ac7-8334-4294-9338-5cd350d95f32/Animal-assisted-speech-therapy-book.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Four Stages of Becoming an Effective Animal-Assisted Therapist (and Why Stage Two Is the Hardest) - Reflecting on how much I had learned working with my therapy dogs and wanting to let others know safe and effective animal-assisted speech therapy is achievable drove me to write Paws for Progress, the first book on the topic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9e04dc5e-0f71-46ba-bf76-cdbaee5d27e2/speech-therapy-dog-Delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Four Stages of Becoming an Effective Animal-Assisted Therapist (and Why Stage Two Is the Hardest) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-guinea-pigs monthly 0.5 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/10ba6f54-aec7-44f0-adc9-edbb937e7880/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-guinea-pig.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (part 2) - Boo the guinea pig helps provide animal-assisted speech therapy at The Speech Express in Melbourne, Australia. While less commonly seen than therapy dogs, smaller creatures like Boo and his friends can bring just as much joy and meaning to clients and SLPs alike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8a96a6bc-eb40-4c9e-b1a9-962fa79e7c82/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-animal.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (part 2) - The guinea pig family at The Speech Express work with therapists who don’t have a therapy dog with them. Each "piggie” brings their own personality to interactions with clients during animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ec148fc8-824c-45e0-9d82-15452b5131f3/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-guinea-pig-2.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (part 2) - Guinea pigs are just one of nine species recognized for animal-assisted speech therapy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7dff9c64-7d44-4982-aa43-00804c92ccf2/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (part 2) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-therapy-horses monthly 0.5 2025-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/1a28e33e-38c7-4efb-b316-1a7242c5de5c/animal-asssisted-therapy-horse.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) - Miso the American Miniature Horse helps owner Marjorie Borreda of Le Petit Ranch provide animal-assisted therapy to clients of all ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c29be351-0a04-4a33-be01-6b5078ee512d/animal-assisted+speech-therapy-horse-team.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) - Betty Tedford and Tango the Shetland pony partner to provide animal-assisted speech therapy to children after Betty’s full-time job as a school SLP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/89d95421-5c71-4280-aa6f-118a31a674b4/horse-animal-assisted-therapy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) - Marjorie and Miso work a lot “at liberty” (without a halter or other equipment) to build the human-animal bond as part of the animal-assisted therapy they provide together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/bd212b86-f02f-48b7-b02d-29d7d34ffa4f/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-horse-AAC.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) - Tango often carries items needed for an animal-assisted speech therapy activity, such as the speech-generating device seen here, naturally drawing child clients attention to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/94dca268-8681-41c5-ba72-9e81ca6c611e/animal-assisted-therapy-horse-child.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) - A child grooms Mini-Mac, Marjorie’s other equine partner, as part of animal-assisted therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b77a8c6d-c7f5-4e03-9eca-04ab415214a1/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-horse-SLP.jpeg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) - Betty and a child engage with Tango and the therapy materials he carries as part of an animal-assisted speech therapy session. Being outdoors is one of Betty’s favorite parts of partnering with a therapy horse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/60cab9cb-60ed-492a-a61b-6a5a0fed6ec3/tiny+png+Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Healing Hooves and Soothing Whiskers: The Power of Animal-Assisted Therapy with Species Large and Small (Part 1) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-high-energy-sky monthly 0.5 2025-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e80484f5-c8f1-4818-a315-fd24f6eb9f66/canine-assisted-therapy-dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My Firecracker:  Lessons from Sky’s First Year as a Speech Therapy Dog - Speech therapy dog Sky’s preferred location is wherever the kids are! Her high energy level usually brings delight to animal-assisted speech therapy session, but can also cause a bit of chaos at times! If you click a link it is likely and affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9755de8c-35fa-45ed-a453-10c9dae3e35f/reading-to-therapy-dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My Firecracker:  Lessons from Sky’s First Year as a Speech Therapy Dog - In a more relaxed moment, speech therapy dog Sky provides non-judgmental listening and motivation for extra repetitions as a child with apraxia practices telling her the names of Minecraft characters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7bb7b21e-e392-4afe-89a4-79f8df2673d9/speech-therapy-dog-window.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My Firecracker:  Lessons from Sky’s First Year as a Speech Therapy Dog - Sky stayed calmer during animal-assisted speech therapy sessions once her view to the bushes full of birds was blocked this spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f5376eb5-a186-4036-b9d2-f1d00d2bf099/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My Firecracker:  Lessons from Sky’s First Year as a Speech Therapy Dog - Sky’s extroverted and goofy personality make her a big hit with many kids receiving animal-assisted speech therapy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5e809e97-cf7d-4e90-ac30-b21674921879/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dpi.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My Firecracker:  Lessons from Sky’s First Year as a Speech Therapy Dog - Sky was initially hesitant to participate in deep pressure input “squishes”, but now it’s hard to make her wait for the child to ask! DPI for sensory regulation is one of the most common ways I incorporate my therapy dogs into animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ff5fb506-5b3e-4927-9819-d93b836d0af0/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dog-Sky.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My Firecracker:  Lessons from Sky’s First Year as a Speech Therapy Dog https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-puppy-training monthly 0.5 2025-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0bc92659-60f0-45ab-a1e6-85e9f6b0841e/sharlet12.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 1-The First Months) - Animal-assisted speech therapy candidate Zephyr at about four months of age during a socialization outing to the beach. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/601afae2-7542-4a6f-8c70-805157d411f1/speech-therapy-puppy-luring.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 1-The First Months) - Therapy dog hopeful Zephyr shows off his ability to follow my lure onto a low platform. In time I will be able to shape this behavior into many skills that could be useful in future animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9fb28592-4c62-47c6-b5fd-ac8b3b1f474c/speech-therapy-dog-puppy-relaxation.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 1-The First Months) - Zephyr shows off the relaxed temperament that drew me to him while visiting with kids at a local t-ball game as part of our socialization outings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/92e29793-cc78-4fed-a08a-f6b4d00ab9d8/speech-therapy-dog-puppy-car.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 1-The First Months) - Zephyr practices a brief “wait” before exiting the car when I give the “ok” signal. This skill can keep a speech therapy dog safe not only in the work parking lot, but also staying in the office as doors are opening. I also use it when exiting the restroom in my building’s lobby so as not to startle anyone waiting in the hallway who might not expect (or appreciate) a dog running out to greet them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f68eedef-aa03-4cb7-891b-c6accff1630e/speech-therapy-dog-with-Sharlet.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Training “Tails”: Building Skills with a Future Speech Therapy Dog (Part 1-The First Months) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-training-team monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5dfacfd1-c7e5-4f2d-931c-c76e450f6dc0/20241213_131943.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - “Un-Slumping” with a Team: Lessons from Dr. Seuss for Speech Therapy Dog Partnerships - Speech therapy dog Delta watches while a child chooses her next activity. I’ve experienced some challenges with Delta, but with help from a team of dog professionals we’ve been able to make our animal-assisted therapy safer and more joyful for everyone involved. If you click a link fora product it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/865ff1e0-a5a1-437b-87e9-fae28f2e7d8a/20241010_154013.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - “Un-Slumping” with a Team: Lessons from Dr. Seuss for Speech Therapy Dog Partnerships - Delta rests quietly nearby while a preschooler participates in play-based speech therapy. Sometime Delta becomes overly excited with high energy kids in animal-assisted speech therapy sessions, but a behaviorist has helped me refine my cues and better manage this behavior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/37e44a57-56c0-41c9-9af3-afd75fa1891b/View+rece.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - “Un-Slumping” with a Team: Lessons from Dr. Seuss for Speech Therapy Dog Partnerships - Speech therapy dog extraordinaire Johnny Utah needed some medical management to enable him to work into his senior years. Having a vet that understood the challenges of his work was a tremendous help. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/313bb759-b714-4c88-9e8c-b653e5d4de9b/20240913_145253.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - “Un-Slumping” with a Team: Lessons from Dr. Seuss for Speech Therapy Dog Partnerships - Delta and I take a selfie with our certificate for passing evaluation by the Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals, recognizing our ability to work as a professional therapy dog-handler team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/1c67e2a9-5e89-4ae7-871b-c86977127b71/Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - “Un-Slumping” with a Team: Lessons from Dr. Seuss for Speech Therapy Dog Partnerships https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/therapy-dog-handling-skills-different monthly 0.5 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/da908a99-11c6-4972-982d-f10ae4f472b4/animal-assisted+therapy+Sharlet++Delta+on+swing.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three Therapy Dog Handling Skills I Do Differently (and Better!) Than When I Started - Speech therapy dog Delta sits on a bolster swing with me. I’ve learned a lot about being an effective animal-assisted interventionist since first partnering with her in 2019 . If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3750dc15-8bed-4c2e-93c8-ffdd8700ac61/20240919_162817.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three Therapy Dog Handling Skills I Do Differently (and Better!) Than When I Started - Therapy dog Sky often prefers to lie next to children during animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. Even kids who aren’t especially motivated by the therapy dogs will be interacting with them at some point in each session, so screening at intake is important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a8f2c409-885a-4ea5-9ea7-27aaa4bd8b96/20240822_110742.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three Therapy Dog Handling Skills I Do Differently (and Better!) Than When I Started - Sky enjoys searching for treats from a simple dog puzzle during animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. Clients get to practice their articulation while she engages in a fun decompression activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/99837f55-587c-49be-b0b9-3f9ba54aa13b/brand+photo+Sharlet+%26+Delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Three Therapy Dog Handling Skills I Do Differently (and Better!) Than When I Started https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-human-animal-bond monthly 0.5 2025-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e2c3ae58-6463-446d-9af3-6e7d0162c4f2/human-animal+bond+Sharlet+and+Prince+before+animal-assisted+therapy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Power of the Human-Animal Bond:  How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Help Enable a Calm, Learning State of Mind - My dog Prince and pony King; first experiences with the human-animal bond long before I knew the term. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e5a5aa09-79aa-49ae-9ccf-9b4abcf81f51/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-book-photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Power of the Human-Animal Bond:  How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Help Enable a Calm, Learning State of Mind - Therapy Dog Delta and I after our photo shoot for Paws for Progress: Integrating Animal-Assisted Interventions into Your Speech-Language Pathology Practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/05c1e726-6848-4fa9-9b97-4517975847e4/pet-therapy-dog-Johnny-Utah.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Power of the Human-Animal Bond:  How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Help Enable a Calm, Learning State of Mind - One of my favorite photos: therapy dog Johnny Utah gives a kiss of encouragement during animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/94db5e29-f743-4508-90d6-a32342a022f5/pet-therapy-dog-Delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Power of the Human-Animal Bond:  How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Help Enable a Calm, Learning State of Mind - Therapy dog Delta need extra time to rest and decompress after a challenging animal-assisted speech therapy session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3f45b768-4bf2-4ea8-bc63-e85323efa626/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dog+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Power of the Human-Animal Bond:  How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Help Enable a Calm, Learning State of Mind https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-things-to-avoid monthly 0.5 2025-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7b7d5252-b31b-48ba-a5d3-f5e5b0fca3fd/20240630_201157.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Former speech therapy dog Bodhi (right) with “big sis” Delta. Delta was the first dog I trained for animal-assisted speech therapy and I made many mistakes with her but also learned many lessons. If you click a link, it’s likely and affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ac10b681-b17a-43a6-ae8f-1a07d01b326a/1000007810.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Whenever therapy dog Delta helps me in a session, part of my attention is tuned to watching her for signs of comfort of distress. This vigilance and observational skill takes time and practice to learn but is vital for keeping animal-assisted speech therapy safe for all involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/6599ea6e-dd3c-453f-90c6-9f0b3099cbfb/20240729_155551.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Speech therapy dog Delta displays relaxed body language as she chooses to lie next to this boy in play. Delta’s calming presence can help regulate kids to learn better during animal-assisted speech therapy, but in order to do so her own needs for mental and physical comfort must be met first https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8a05d0c6-6abf-4d11-9bb3-e4f299e774c4/20240822_170424.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Speech therapy dog Sky shows active consent, choosing on her own to lie next to this working child even when a more comfortable bed is available across the room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3316d5b4-26ce-4025-82e4-c0c8663fb27a/speech+therapy+dog+trigger+stacking.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - A photo taken the day speech therapy dog Delta demonstrated shut-down behaviors after a difficult session with a dysregulated child. She needed time, space and decompression opportunities before returning to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/650c9974-2620-48ed-b676-2842f4516c11/20240822_110831.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Young speech therapy dog Sky is more excitable by nature and benefits from frequent decompression activities throughout the day, such as this puzzle toy that allows natural behaviors like sniffing and chewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f0268ed5-129f-41da-a3e9-247a08e4232f/19823+%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - When we first adopted Delta as a young adult she was obedient but scared. Our trainer suspected she’d been trained with aversive techniques like flooding given how quickly she would shut down. It was two steps forward and one step back for nearly a year, but in the end I learned more about dog training and behavior because of the challenge. Here we were socializing at an open-air restaurant, but her pulled back ears and stiff body show her discomfort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/63dfcf87-8f7c-4a3b-8996-9b00e1246899/20240715_155734.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Providing animal-assisted speech therapy has a high barrier to entry and a steep learning curve, but in the end moments like these make it worth all the work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/6cb92605-8afb-46d4-91cf-0d80b65623cc/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Big Bad Wolves of Therapy Dog Training: Three-and-a-Half Things to Avoid When Preparing for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-selection-zephyr monthly 0.5 2025-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/1df82a6a-5978-40ec-b66e-62adc42bbd3a/Zephyr-speech-therapy-dog-puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4688b59f-d974-456b-9307-b5a09d0a3ce9/speech-therapy-dog-hopeful-zephyr.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - Potential future speech therapy dog Zephyr and those ears that first grabbed my attention. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t see it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/edc33bfe-58af-48e9-8093-d266c8b39fbb/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-dogs.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - Working with Delta and Bodhi (along with my two spaniels) has taught me how special a partner for animal-assisted speech therapy truly has to be! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4f1db9fe-a29e-43d6-88fb-38e051bb2ef0/canine-assisted-therapy-dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - While I thought my ideal puppy would be a harlequin Great Dane mix puppy with one blue eye, the universe had different plans for me! Zephyr’s temperament drew me to exploring the possibility of adopting him as a potential speech therapy dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b84ba356-4119-4fb4-bf76-e1792613c6b6/speech-therapy-dogs.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - Experienced speech therapy dog Delta getting to know her new little brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/535f743b-ff57-40a6-a89e-fb9dbc330917/speech-+therapy-dog-zephyr-vet.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - Zephyr already shows an incredibly calm and confident temperament, here relaxing at the vet’s office with me while awaiting a shot. These traits were some of what I was looking for in a candidate to potentially help me provide animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/10f33ea5-1605-4f7c-9a2e-2331a51314bb/speech-therapy-dog-puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - While Zephyr is exceptionally people-oriented and has been handled extensively by his wonderful foster family, his genetics (which are largely unknown) will also play an impact in his eventual development. (See update at the end for his Embark DNA kit results) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0c841acb-ac25-422f-87cd-d3705e69ff90/tiny+png+Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Puppy Love and Selecting a New Speech Therapy Dog:  Zephyr’s Story - We got Zephyr’s Embark DNA test results back and he’s quite the mix! German shepherd, Malinois, Staffordshire (Pitbull), Cattle Dog, and a bit of “super mutt” in there, too. https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-to-service-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2c86345a-2a47-4825-bcb2-b2c23b7091ca/image000000%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - Former speech therapy dog turned personal service dog Bodhi keeps me calm as we wait for check-out at a grocery store. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e9fed06b-3164-472b-84e9-9f83cde38600/file__storage_emulated_0_VZMedia_20190709_133200.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - Delta ultimately became a fantastic speech therapy dog after a year of socialization and training. It was while preparing to partner with her for animal-assisted speech therapy that I first realized how much my social anxiety was lessened when accompanied in public by a dog. Here Delta was photographed training a local car dealership to help promote their dog-friendly waiting area on social media. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0d4bce07-46a5-4abc-b9ef-3a39b53bebbe/104058059-1008490998781070.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - During his year of animal-assisted speech therapy, Bodhi excelled at bonding with clients but struggled to accept some adult caregivers. Here he offers a hug to a teen whose attitude about attending speech therapy for residual speech sound errors transformed after I began bringing speech therapy dogs to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/542049e1-8965-4f1e-8807-5e19ac439d4a/20210508_140355+%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - Speech therapy dog hopeful Bodhi coming home from the breeder. Though he ultimately found a better fit in service dog work, Bodhi helped me provide animal-assisted speech therapy from the age of one to two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4021f428-c2c0-47c1-b327-b090c6ca9310/20240817_123515.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - Bodhi demonstrates a “settle” to wait comfortably while I peruse appliances with my husband in a warehouse store. Bodhi’s vest and velcro patches identify him clearly as a service dog and add to his striking appearance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f3c73a01-02a1-4c86-bbe4-1877682248f7/image000002%282%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - Bodhi shows off a wave, a quick trick that comes in handy as an alternative to being pet by strangers when in work mode as my service dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/85ef6984-f058-41fb-adc6-b613c627adc8/20240807_125907.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog - Bodhi enjoys a relaxing walk after sustained focus work running errands with me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/124caa77-6eb4-40ba-a5b1-467525d28c3f/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Bonus Blog: Bodhi’s Transformation from Speech Therapy Dog to Life-Changing Service Dog https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/therapy-dogs-social-emotional-skills-2 monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/31674dd0-eb25-47d5-bbbe-d027a62cae0d/canine-assisted-speech-therapist-Kimbra Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills (Part 2) - Animal-assisted speech therapist Kimbra Kern with rescue dog Sweet Pea, the inspiration behind her children’s book The Magic of Sweet Pea: The Dog with a Legendary Heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d8b80fc7-8c63-452f-a7c7-8f53f0143233/20250206_112729+%281%29.JPG Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills (Part 2) - Therapy dog Charlie, who partners with SLP Noel Tang to provide animal-assisted speech therapy in a self-contained program for teen girls with emotional and behavioral challenges. Charlie is a mixed-breed rescue dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/575a0d33-4996-4795-ac31-456028ba382e/speech-therapy-dog-Poster.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills (Part 2) - An example visual from an animal-assisted therapy activity led by SLP Noel Tang in Hong Kong. Her current speech therapy dog partner, Charlie, is featured top left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/173b483a-815c-4150-a334-4dce9fc135b7/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-Noel.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills (Part 2) - Dog trainer and animal-assisted speech therapist Noel Tang with therapy dog partner Charlie. If you’re interested in more information about speech therapy dog training in Asia, Contact acast.speechdogs@gmail.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/1d280a39-bff2-4eca-b29d-d72b24fcc954/tiny+png+Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills (Part 2) - P.S., If you’re interested in learning more about working with kids with social-emotional challenges, I personally recommend any book by Dr. Ross W Greene as a starting point. https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/therapy-dogs-social-emotional-skills monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2036ab21-ecdf-478e-8a49-c8596a2cb53c/therapy-dogs-galgos Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills - Therapy dogs Ronya (top) and Yayi engage both young children and seniors in an intergenerational animal-assisted therapy activity led by Marjorie Borreda of Le Petit Ranch. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f7a12447-70eb-42cf-9287-4c175ae712b1/4afdf36b-ed08-49e8-926a-d61df72feb5c.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills - Marjorie has found that her rescued Galgos (Spanish Greyhounds) have a natural affinity for therapy dog work. Here Yayi (left) and Ronya rest while at school for animal-assisted education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9d2522c0-0a0d-486b-bb15-7ab94c181354/animal-assisted-education-barb Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills - Animal-assisted education specialist and advocate Dr. Barb Vokatis with therapy dog Carmel. The goldendoodle has been featured in several books about the power of therapy animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/cb75d1c9-923e-4a87-bd70-50dbeee222ec/therapy-dog-carmel Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills - Therapy dog Carmel receives lots of love from the elementary school students she helps with both academic and social-emotional skills as part of weekly animal-assisted education activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7e946756-4a04-495a-824f-5fce0db1f46d/speech-therapy-dog-delta.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Connections: How Therapy Dogs Help Kids Learn Social-Emotional Skills https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-musings monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7544b08d-7d11-492a-9008-db74acbd7347/1000007810.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Quandary, a Quibble, and a Query:  Musings After Five Years of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - I’ve learned a lot from providing animal-assisted speech therapy over the past five years. Partners like therapy dog extraordinaire Delta Dawn have been my best teachers, but I know I still have much more to learn. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4ed38721-aaf3-4f41-b7dd-8ede61d16159/20240718_113102.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Quandary, a Quibble, and a Query:  Musings After Five Years of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Delta provides support as a teen with complex needs practices hanging up coats to transition into an animal-assisted speech therapy session. I often find clients will perform tasks for the dogs that they might otherwise avoid or resist if I ask directly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/01914e96-6b28-47b5-bbca-143e954d7c78/20240805_151455.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Quandary, a Quibble, and a Query:  Musings After Five Years of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Sky sometimes feeds off children’s energy when I would prefer she model calm behavior in an animal-assisted speech therapy session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4e336111-847a-4a04-9355-af1edbaef5f7/20240715_155734.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Quandary, a Quibble, and a Query:  Musings After Five Years of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Sky has settled terrifically into her role as a speech therapy dog despite lacking much early socialization. Her temperament is fortunately inherently geared towards an affiliative nature, but assessing this when choosing a puppy or rescue dog can be challenging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a295f148-6f5e-4589-9d22-9f32c4ac3748/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Quandary, a Quibble, and a Query:  Musings After Five Years of Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Update: I have found one activity that the boy from the opening section enjoys playing with my therapy dogs—trying to “trick” them by hiding treats in a Nina Ottoson dog puzzle. He has also shown some interest in animal-related engagement, primarily looking at books of “disgusting” or “creepy” animals, such as this great photo book. https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-assisted-speech-therapy-stories monthly 0.5 2025-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f1f1a0ee-7906-4e0f-8d2c-40b6d0caf5dc/IMG_0990.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My 3 Favorite Speech Therapy Dog “Magical Moments” Since Writing Paws for Progress - Sharlet and Delta in an animal-assisted speech therapy session with Remy who is featured below in story #3. Delta the therapy dog provides deep pressure as part of transition routine for a client with Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/96706c7c-e096-4722-bf20-9b515e15a81b/20240109_181245.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My 3 Favorite Speech Therapy Dog “Magical Moments” Since Writing Paws for Progress - New speech therapy dog Sky enthusiastically learning the ropes of animal-assisted speech therapy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/253fd9bb-062d-4ef5-9834-fae8080046e8/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - My 3 Favorite Speech Therapy Dog “Magical Moments” Since Writing Paws for Progress https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dogs-positive-welfare monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/fd33c56e-0bed-49cb-a318-0def486303b5/speech+therapy+dog+Delta+jumps+up.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Flip Side: Balancing Valid Welfare Concerns with Potential Positives for Career Speech Therapy Dogs - Speech therapy dog Delta jumps up for some attention. Delta can be very enthusiastic about coming to work, where she helps me provide animal-assisted speech therapy to children ranging from toddlers to teens. If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3ba6c5ac-90f9-4393-b5b1-79122a5fdf98/file__storage_emulated_0_VZMedia_20190709_133200.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Flip Side: Balancing Valid Welfare Concerns with Potential Positives for Career Speech Therapy Dogs - Delta the speech therapy dog-in-training on one of our many, many socialization outings. Here we visited a local car repair shop, where her picture was taken to help promote their new pet friendly waiting area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4a0c4c46-7930-49a0-b006-98361d820862/20241031_111439.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Flip Side: Balancing Valid Welfare Concerns with Potential Positives for Career Speech Therapy Dogs - Delta and a client work together on a favorite dog puzzle as part of an animal-assisted speech therapy activity. I love the Nina Ottoson level 1 & level 2 puzzles in particular for eliciting joint attention, asking questions, sequencing, and more. Plus it adds enrichment to a speech therapy dog’s day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4e7dd3ff-729f-4edb-9010-29c5a1d811df/Sharlet+SpeechDogs+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Flip Side: Balancing Valid Welfare Concerns with Potential Positives for Career Speech Therapy Dogs - Update: Between writing and publishing this article, the Mayo Clinic published the first randomized-controlled and prospective (collecting data in real time) study on the welfare of therapy dogs participating in 30 minute sessions with adult patients. Results indicated animal-assisted therapy does not induce stress and that therapy dogs may actually be more relaxed after sessions! The study used the diamond model with certified & experienced volunteer teams, but it’s a great start to bringing in support for our work from a welfare standpoint! https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/high-energy-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8b9703fd-c4da-4f9b-ba42-a355e693f452/sharlet54%282%29+%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Johnny Utah’s Story:  What My Ever-Wiggling Brittany Taught Me About Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Johnny Utah at age five, showing off his enthusiasm for life! Several years later, he would become a fantastic therapy dog partner, helping me provide animal-assisted speech therapy for three years. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3ea11ae9-a038-4682-9723-fa257ed41504/sharlet11+%281%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Johnny Utah’s Story:  What My Ever-Wiggling Brittany Taught Me About Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Future therapy dog Johnny Utah, ready to go as always, around age five. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0036657a-6c89-4d7f-888f-d050a0c762ff/7a65f34e-5c5c-43f8-ba5f-580f7b498e29+%282%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Johnny Utah’s Story:  What My Ever-Wiggling Brittany Taught Me About Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Johnny Utah playing the “good listener ‘a’” in a Wired for Reading (SM) skit teaching the “two vowels go walking” vowel patterns. Johnny had a special bond with this girl, with his higher energy and need for closeness drawing her out of her shyness. Here he gives her his famous nose bump instead of licking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d462973f-cc23-4ecf-958a-e0e05a3c370c/20191230_165033.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Johnny Utah’s Story:  What My Ever-Wiggling Brittany Taught Me About Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Speech therapy dog Johnny Utah at age 8, training to stay on his bed as needed during animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b6ac16bd-45c2-4f44-86fb-8be5968ff78f/20240630_201256.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Johnny Utah’s Story:  What My Ever-Wiggling Brittany Taught Me About Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Retired speech therapy dog Johnny Utah shows off his famous smile. This is the expression families were met with at the door as they arrived for animal-assisted speech therapy sessions with happy-go-lucky Johnny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/37b00fe9-70de-4939-8357-4bc9c72dc042/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Johnny Utah’s Story:  What My Ever-Wiggling Brittany Taught Me About Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/graduate-student-speech-therapy-dogs monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/17ac00c9-f5c6-420d-8729-c85363b2f1e4/Delta+Stefanie.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Paws-on Learning: A Graduate Student’s Experience with Speech Therapy Dogs - Stefanie spent a few hours observing before officially starting her practicum. As she came through the door she commented, “I feel like I’m meeting a celebrity” as she greeted speech therapy dog Delta. If you click a link, it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f1beeb95-8c44-4ff3-bae4-70a18c20cb93/20240701_152714.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Paws-on Learning: A Graduate Student’s Experience with Speech Therapy Dogs - Therapy dog Delta provides non-judgmental listening as a client practices articulation skills while reading a book with graduate student Stefanie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/07db9248-3f76-4210-92cd-89bf5c31470b/20240715_155710.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Paws-on Learning: A Graduate Student’s Experience with Speech Therapy Dogs - New speech therapy dog Sky checks in during an animal-assisted speech therapy session led by graduate student Stefanie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5918a142-d85a-4d72-b981-fee12c53e9a5/20240729_160528.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Paws-on Learning: A Graduate Student’s Experience with Speech Therapy Dogs - “My favorite moments are when she approaches an activity and tries to sit right in the middle of the materials—she’s so funny and endearing. It’s also special when she approaches a client and gazes at them, which makes them feel special and valued,” Stefanie said of speech therapy dog Delta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/569291ee-6960-4a91-bc66-8ce3c2236be0/20240805_132854.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Paws-on Learning: A Graduate Student’s Experience with Speech Therapy Dogs - Stefanie recalls a time “Sky looked so happy and playful, rolling over and performing tricks for attention. The client was engaged and motivated to talk about what Sky was doing. We all ended up laughing and it was a truly joyful and memorable experience for everyone involved.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9c5a8814-0af6-43f5-be07-687d843be767/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Paws-on Learning: A Graduate Student’s Experience with Speech Therapy Dogs https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/six-months-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a11fdce4-8f92-4d2d-93b4-693c29e9b47f/20240620_121119.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Six Months of Sky:  The Successes and Challenges of Partnering with a New Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Sky with a new best friend. Introducing Sky brought some challenges, but she’s made quick progress while providing animal-assisted speech therapy. Click here to watch her demonstrate active consent while meeting this boy for the first time. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/56d5b276-a130-4b31-9d5c-11d4085772d4/Speech+therapy+dog+kisses+at+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Six Months of Sky:  The Successes and Challenges of Partnering with a New Speech Therapy Dog - “Blue Sky” provides a much-appreciated kiss during an animal-assisted speech therapy session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c8514e62-30b6-4dda-b2e7-336edeef5cd9/speech+therapy+dog+Sky+rests+at+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Six Months of Sky:  The Successes and Challenges of Partnering with a New Speech Therapy Dog - Speech therapy dog Sky takes advantage of a quiet moment to rest between activities where her help is more needed during animal-assisted therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/20d69dd3-612e-4f89-908b-81ae26059046/20240624_113701.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Six Months of Sky:  The Successes and Challenges of Partnering with a New Speech Therapy Dog - Though she struggled a bit at first to learn tricks, therapy dog Sky now both shakes and gives high-fives with enthusiasm during animal-assisted speech therapy. Ultimately, the bond she’s developed with clients and their caregivers is her most important therapy dog quality, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/6891aa9e-3822-49c6-b23d-71de0a110d37/20240109_181155.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Six Months of Sky:  The Successes and Challenges of Partnering with a New Speech Therapy Dog - How cute is new speech therapy dog Sky? Her enthusiasm has been overwhelmingly welcomed by my animal-assisted speech therapy clients and their families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8082fe08-6305-4030-9db7-6e0d9631eced/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Six Months of Sky:  The Successes and Challenges of Partnering with a New Speech Therapy Dog https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/imperfect-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/90b63175-15a0-429a-99a4-f3c9ad396d1a/104058059-1009253313324070.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Perfectly Imperfect Speech Therapy Dog:  Knowing When to Train and When to Manage - Therapy dog Delta anxiously awaits the arrival of her next friend for animal-assisted speech therapy. Barking in excitement is one behavior I am always working to manage with her. If you click on a link, it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I haven’t used the product and love it, you won’t find it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/eb13d47c-b21f-4e7b-82db-5b3053913648/Speech+therapy+dog+Delta+down-time.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Perfectly Imperfect Speech Therapy Dog:  Knowing When to Train and When to Manage - Speech therapy dog Delta enjoys belly rubs in the down-time between animal-assisted therapy sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0894af61-dd63-404b-850b-4dda297ca189/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - The Perfectly Imperfect Speech Therapy Dog:  Knowing When to Train and When to Manage https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-hugs monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5eb6a44a-02de-4dda-8f64-9a35d77ea33b/20240208_185413.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - To Hug or Not To Hug, That is the (Speech Therapy Dog) Question - Speech therapy dog Delta receives a respectful hug. Her body language is relaxed (ears up, not leaning away), the child is approaching from the side instead of at her face, and his arms are only loosely entwined. These two also have a long relationship of mutually respectful and enjoyable interactions over years of animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link, it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and a love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/50490312-8325-486b-a590-189ee7a0e88f/20231114_164154.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - To Hug or Not To Hug, That is the (Speech Therapy Dog) Question - Here speech therapy dog Delta is showing mild signs of stress (ears pulled back, leaning away slightly). This hug, though well-intentioned and clearly enjoyed by the client, was redirected to long, slow pets down Delta’s back that both parties could mutually enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b101098b-a668-4aff-91f5-b8f4afebabbe/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - To Hug or Not To Hug, That is the (Speech Therapy Dog) Question https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/reducing-speech-therapy-dog-overwhelm monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5380f9e1-5c66-43cb-9545-1c0d9488df30/Sky+speech+therapy+dog+shake.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Learning the Hard Way: Reducing Overwhelm in Your Speech Therapy Dog (and You!) - New speech therapy dog Sky shows off her new skill, “shake”. It took me re-evaluating the learning environment for her to finally understand the expectation. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ce13c1fc-3894-4677-b843-cfd309508a8c/IMG_2731.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Learning the Hard Way: Reducing Overwhelm in Your Speech Therapy Dog (and You!) - Speech therapy dog Delta helps a client transition out of therapy by walking through the hall together. In the past I would invite strangers in the lobby to pet her as we returned, but I’ve changed my philosophy on community outreach with my therapy dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7cea83a9-b715-478b-ad6a-e129655ce810/20240509_142028.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Learning the Hard Way: Reducing Overwhelm in Your Speech Therapy Dog (and You!) - Delta readily lies on children to provide deep pressure input and help regulate their sensory system as part of her role in animal-assisted speech therapy. New speech therapy dog Sky is more hesitant about this skill, but has other strengths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ab31437d-1ffa-49a2-8671-3dd40c532a76/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Learning the Hard Way: Reducing Overwhelm in Your Speech Therapy Dog (and You!) - Update: Since writing this article Sky has indeed become more comfortable providing deep pressure input. Delta still has no interest in fetch :-) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/tricks-treats-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3c3b49a1-8bc1-4b42-bcac-6f1e6e6f3882/speech+therapy+dog+high-five.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog - Speech therapy dog Sky recently learned to give “high-five”, which has quickly become a client favorite! If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d5aeb737-0f16-4ca6-97cd-10479fa6e1dc/20240104_112017.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog - A tunnel can be incorporated with willing therapy dogs to increase engagement and infuse energy into a session. Here therapy dog Delta is providing an engaging opportunity for turn-taking in animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ed5b0449-07f1-42df-af22-1c7769fc07bf/20240808_114618.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Delta awaits a treat from a child demonstrating a “hand plate” to safely feed her after performing a trick for animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f2e70be8-5f6d-4eee-b9e7-e19fe848678b/speech+therapy+dog+waits+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Sky demonstrates waiting behind a threshold to stay safe when moving equipment is in use or a child needs space to calm down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d2205eb2-2713-4716-9125-95f4529e5888/AAT+therapy+dog+treats.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog - These “stinky treats” and a dog puzzle toy can be incorporated into animal-assisted speech therapy for clients to practice asking a therapy dog “Where?” questions, to increase joint attention skills, and to practice articulation in phrases such as “find it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/fc2e2322-c46d-4e41-8604-63a005bfc768/toddler+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Delta waits while a toddler chooses treats as part of animal-assisted speech therapy. Delta’s willingness to perform tricks have helped this girl use her first words in a highly engaging and motivating context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a01f0dcc-34e2-49e0-a22d-5ea4cf9c0211/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Tricks AND Treats for Your Speech Therapy Dog https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/reducing-liability-risks-animal-assisted-therapy monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/199a1e2a-9b92-4114-a3ef-1becf4c5841f/20240731_144223.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Therapy dog Delta works with kids from two years old to young adults. She’s helped provide animal-assisted speech therapy for five years now, and just passed the new AAAIP Team Skills Evaluation (read on for more)! If you click a link it is possibly an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ee803b32-221b-408f-8c23-329476ff0ff9/20240718_180132.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Delta is a great example of a dog who excels in providing animal-assisted therapy but would be unlikely to pass a volunteer therapy dog test due to her anxiety in unfamiliar environments and reactivity in close proximity to other dogs. Here she provides non-judgmental listening and sensory input while a client practices applying new articulation skills while reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/87b2aa3a-ba77-4104-8e0f-b427468c900b/Therapy+Dog+AAAIP+eval.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Speech therapy dog Delta’s forms after being evaluated by a dog trainer for the Association of Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals (AAAIP) Team Skills Evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2484ed7a-66a3-43d7-b85a-4ae9c205199c/Bingo+ex+Delta.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Example Therapy Dog Behavior Bingo board for Delta, who tends to be subtle in her cues. Compare and contrast this with speech therapy dog Sky’s board below as her signs of both stress and release of stress are generally more active behaviors that draw attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/dd7cf542-32b6-4c9c-869c-c0b1515462f8/Bingo+ex+Sky.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - An example Behavior Bingo board I created observing my speech therapy dog Sky during early socialization outings. Sky gives more obvious cues but also bounces back quickly with a full body shake-off to let me know she’s ready to resume an interaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d2bdf105-540a-462e-a77a-a5572818b20e/20240620_121037.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Establishing a rule of only one hand on the dog at at time allows this particular client with significant learning differences more independence in safely interacting with my speech therapy dogs. Here Sky enjoys a chest rub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/43bf6901-851d-4bc0-bc5a-330bf6476560/animal-related+engagement+heavy+puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - “Heavy puppy” doubles as a sensory regulation tool while kids work as well as an engaging tool for teaching dog etiquette prior to introducing a live therapy dog. Click to find this and other animal-related engagement favorites with brief explanations of how I incorporate them into my sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/17519e15-7b94-49b1-8372-e5c481aec340/20240822_110831.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Speech therapy dog Sky engages in some natural sniffing and searching behavior with our favorite puzzle toy. This and similar toys can be incorporated into animal-assisted therapy sessions or added between sessions to help therapy dogs decompress. See my favorites on the Therapy Dog Supplies page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f76bbe54-34a6-4c8b-b505-0dc490676841/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Peace of Mind for Therapy Dog Handlers:  How I’m Working to Reduce My Risk as an Animal-Assisted Speech Therapist - Update: Sky also passed the AAAIP Team Skills Evaluation! The only checkmark she didn’t earn was for “maintains a calm body,” because the examiner pointed out that she is so eager to participate she was wiggling and curious the whole session. Our examiner also remarked that Sky clearly LOVES her job, so that was nice to hear from a non-biased observer! https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-surprises monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/541bd984-8d7e-473a-a928-8755d4651b87/IMG_2731.JPG Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - 5 Surprising Things I’ve Learned from 5 Years Partnering with a Speech Therapy Dog - Speech therapy dog Delta and I walk down the hall with a young client, helping him to transition calmly from the therapy room to his car. When you click a link, it’s possibly an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I haven’t personally used and love the product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/3e281e57-0d28-46da-9669-0c4f9cd4ae2b/20240125_192349.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - 5 Surprising Things I’ve Learned from 5 Years Partnering with a Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Delta lies on a child’s work to get his attention during animal-assisted speech therapy. A therapy dog’s unexpected and goofy actions can help delight and engage clients to improve memorability of the session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/86582854-437a-42f0-93e6-21574a5227bf/20231030_162737.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - 5 Surprising Things I’ve Learned from 5 Years Partnering with a Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Delta shows a nose lick, a sign of mild stress, when she is accidentally bumped during an animal-assisted speech therapy activity. Seeing these sometimes quick and subtle signs takes practice, but allows you to intervene and improve the situation for both the therapy dog’s welfare and client safety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/eda1f26f-aa50-418a-8287-7a021043c9a8/20240822_155809.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - 5 Surprising Things I’ve Learned from 5 Years Partnering with a Speech Therapy Dog - Speech therapy dog Sky spreads joy to the whole family before and after sessions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e87fe022-09fd-46d6-8331-ae47af68996e/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - 5 Surprising Things I’ve Learned from 5 Years Partnering with a Speech Therapy Dog https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/paws-for-progress-blog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e20ac215-b518-4da9-bb33-bd0d59915cb5/7a65f34e-5c5c-43f8-ba5f-580f7b498e29+%282%29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Concept to Reality—The Creation of “Paws for Progress” - Before retiring, speech therapy dog Johnny Utah was pivotal in helping me develop animal-assisted intervention skills. He was always willing to try new activities with kids! If you click a link it may be an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/29c51af1-cf54-4e2d-946a-ffc472e42d9b/sharlet01.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Concept to Reality—The Creation of “Paws for Progress” - Sharing the training journey of new speech therapy dog Sky helped me connect with a virtual support network of other animal-assisted interventionists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/6e8d8cff-8240-4356-ad1e-b22ed86471be/20240630_201157.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Concept to Reality—The Creation of “Paws for Progress” - Speech therapy dog extraordinaire Delta (left) inspired many of the activities in Paws for Progress. Little brother Bodhi enjoyed a brief career but ultimately wasn’t well suited for animal-assisted therapy, finding his niche as a service animal instead but teaching me so much in the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/dbb810b1-a68e-4aa9-ba2e-d032460ad694/sharlet+and+dogs+04.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Concept to Reality—The Creation of “Paws for Progress” - My first Brittany spaniels, Harvey (left) and Gia (right). Harvey would have made an excellent speech therapy dog if more information about animal-assisted therapy had been available to me at the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/252d8d71-4280-4bf7-a3a2-f8eb4b25140e/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - From Concept to Reality—The Creation of “Paws for Progress” - Update Jan. ‘25: Once the book was out I couldn’t stop creating therapy dog materials! Check out Talk to the Paw! Therapy Animal Inclusion in a Professional Setting. This 7+ hour online course is a self-paced deep-dive and has more than 70 video clips to show actual animal-assisted speech therapy in practice! https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/cgc-benefits-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/994db0f2-8dc1-4778-9d3a-5e1728e8ea05/AAT+therapy+dog+trails.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky Did It!  Four Ways Earning a Canine Good Citizen Title Benefited Our Speech Therapy Dog Journey - The Canine Good Citizen Test, or CGC, is offered to all dogs regardless of breed(s) by the American Kennel Club at a very low cost ($15-25, not including fees for taking an optional preparation class) and is widely available. Sky and I took basic obedience and then two CGC prep classes to prepare before passing in June ‘24. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/90bfd791-57d6-4b7a-84f2-7e7dac36b0bd/Speech+therapy+dog+kisses+at+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky Did It!  Four Ways Earning a Canine Good Citizen Title Benefited Our Speech Therapy Dog Journey - A teen enjoys a “puppy kiss” from new therapy dog Sky during an animal-assisted speech therapy session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/43f22c91-fdd6-4d46-b463-73b59e3ad1d7/speech+therapy+dog+Sky+rests+at+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky Did It!  Four Ways Earning a Canine Good Citizen Title Benefited Our Speech Therapy Dog Journey - New speech therapy dog Sky rests near a client during an animal-assisted speech therapy session. Her ability to stay away as directed or come closer when called is helpful every day and are two items assessed in CGC testing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/fe28ece2-d4d6-4776-bdd3-070cc90bcf56/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky Did It!  Four Ways Earning a Canine Good Citizen Title Benefited Our Speech Therapy Dog Journey https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dogs-simple-not-easy monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7573d2ac-3d12-4897-8a27-f583b901a6ff/20240202_171059.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Becoming a Speech Therapy Dog-Handler Team is Simple…But NOT Easy! - New speech therapy dog Sky enjoys supporting a child during animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link, it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/088b8841-615c-43e8-b890-31648d911e75/20240110_111307.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Becoming a Speech Therapy Dog-Handler Team is Simple…But NOT Easy! - Therapy dog Delta typically remains calmly nearby during animal-assisted speech therapy, but lately has been more excitable around young clients. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/06cc3b8a-14db-4449-9ada-f1db8c26ce32/toddler+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Becoming a Speech Therapy Dog-Handler Team is Simple…But NOT Easy! - I’ve had to be flexible when incorporating Delta into sessions with my younger clients, as she can become excitable in response to their higher energy level. Here she accepts a treat from a toddler before being asked to wait on her bed for a portion of our animal-assisted speech therapy session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/19345fed-d907-4db1-bd3d-7c06191efe93/20240207_163510.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Becoming a Speech Therapy Dog-Handler Team is Simple…But NOT Easy! - A sample of the treats, large and small, that I incorporate into our animal-assisted speech therapy sessions. Some of these require extra precautions, but I personally find the health benefits for my therapy dogs worth the trouble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/9db5a13a-5cdf-4811-8661-d15525dc2dbe/Delta+brand+photo.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Becoming a Speech Therapy Dog-Handler Team is Simple…But NOT Easy! - P.S., It’s been a few months since I originally typed this post... Our obedience trainer showed me a great trick to help Sky stay down during greeting, rubbing an acupressure point on her ear to both calm and slightly distract her as people approach and it works! Most of the time… I started giving Delta Kongs stuffed with sunflower seed butter when she needs to stay in my inner office alone and took the time to practice outside of an actual session to review calm separations. I also remembered I had Dog Appeasing Phermone on hand and started spritzing some on a corner of her bed periodically throughout the day. And I took the Certified Animal-Assisted Intervention Specialist test…and passed! https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-research-challenges monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f3bc53c0-f291-48b9-8f01-c8e5d2ee14c2/Speech+therapy+dog+sensory+input.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Quantifying the Power of Speech Therapy Dogs:  Three Challenges to Research in Animal-Assisted Intervention - Therapy dog Delta provides deep pressure as part of a sensory-regulation routine this client often requests during animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you make a purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/b9e4ea59-0cbe-4419-89df-ca6b08197a0b/speech+therapy+dog+Sky+petting.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Quantifying the Power of Speech Therapy Dogs:  Three Challenges to Research in Animal-Assisted Intervention - Therapy dog Sky gets mutually-enjoyable and calming belly rubs on one of her first animal-assisted speech therapy days. This boy was especially bonded to therapy dog Delta, so I worried he would be upset upon meeting Sky. But as you can see it worked out well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/7ce96309-569d-487a-a62f-9e6c37b2f982/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Quantifying the Power of Speech Therapy Dogs:  Three Challenges to Research in Animal-Assisted Intervention https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/sensory-regulation-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/1a10f5e0-6c6e-4131-886d-7d4b48ee67f6/speech+therapy+dog+animal-related+engagement+book.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Squishes, Deep Breaths, and Therapy Dogs…Oh My! How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Improve Sensory Regulation - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/fd6cdad2-0c2b-4878-b69c-097374ef3567/speech+therapy+dog+sensory+regulation+autism+heavy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Squishes, Deep Breaths, and Therapy Dogs…Oh My! How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Improve Sensory Regulation - Speech therapy dog Delta provides “heavy squishes” to a young man with autism as part of a sensory regulation routine to prepare for more structured language-learning activities. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/653d770d-eb81-4383-ad44-d4d5473f0e0b/speech+therapy+dog+sensory+regulation+autism.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Squishes, Deep Breaths, and Therapy Dogs…Oh My! How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Improve Sensory Regulation - Delta more often provides "light squishes" as part of animal-assisted speech therapy, using just part of her body weight for deep pressure input with smaller kids or those who need only slight sensory input . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/16316643-26d3-4cb3-9c79-0dbc1e969c13/speech+therapy+dog+calm+breaths.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Squishes, Deep Breaths, and Therapy Dogs…Oh My! How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Improve Sensory Regulation - Angus practices calming breaths while focusing on therapy dog Delta during an animal-assisted speech therapy session. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/223f5d25-062f-47eb-bcb4-a633ef602811/animal-related+engagement+heavy+puppy.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Squishes, Deep Breaths, and Therapy Dogs…Oh My! How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Improve Sensory Regulation - “Heavy Puppy” provides sensory input throughout a session when speech therapy dog Delta needs a break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/afc74010-08d7-4f47-90db-748f415ed185/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Squishes, Deep Breaths, and Therapy Dogs…Oh My! How a Speech Therapy Dog Can Improve Sensory Regulation - P.S. New speech therapy dog Sky is just learning to provide deep pressure “squishes”. For now I’m only asking her for brief moments and treating almost constantly to keep her excited about the task. Given that she is smaller and less confident than my Labrador/Great Dane mix Delta, I’ll continue to watch to her signals to see if she feels comfortable lying on children for longer periods and/or graduating to providing the heavy squishes with a gym mat. Click to see one Sky’s first attempts learning “squish”. https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/school-therapy-dogs-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ab6a459c-f78c-40da-a22a-cfb40dc2d275/Speech+therapy+dog+Blaze+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 2) - Therapy dog Blaze in a mutually enjoyable animal-assisted speech therapy session with a student and partner SLP Laura Kruger. If you click a link it is likely and affiliate link and I will earn a small commission for your purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/325288d9-0315-406d-a7af-2a8067477464/School+therapy+dog+Fletcher+AAI.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 2) - Therapy dog Fletcher at 11 weeks old. Hannah already knew she wanted to partner with him for animal-assisted interventions in the high school social work she provides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5c64e9eb-0f05-46d0-9844-482b72f7570c/Diggity+school+therapy+dog+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 2) - Therapy dog Diggity inspires a love of books as part of her work providing animal-assisted speech therapy with partner SLP Maria Papas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8a6a9fa9-6050-4827-a5f8-39df6f6efdf7/speech+therapy+dog+Rick+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 2) - Speech therapy dog Rick, with brother and fellow therapy dog Kobi Kai, poses with a resource for school-based therapy dog handlers. Rick partners with SLP Betty Tedford in private practice but will hopefully soon be included at an elementary school as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c7340fdd-579c-42c4-bd44-2ed1e5053949/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 2) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/school-therapy-dogs-part-1 monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c322cffc-752c-4a5e-918a-44081d8bd9ff/School+therapy+dog+Fletcher+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 1) - Therapy dog Fletcher partners with social worker Hannah Young at a high school where he helps support nearly 2000 staff and students. Fletcher is a 1 1/2 year old French Brittany. If you click a link it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission for your purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/8a38cdc6-a44c-4a3a-a551-bc9253938fcb/Speech+therapy+dog+Diggity.png Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 1) - Therapy dog Diggity poses with speech-language pathologist Maria Papas at the elementary school where Fridays are “Diggity Day!” She is a 4 year old “limited edition” rescue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/669831a7-348f-4446-b478-1c34c93bacc8/Speech+therapy+dog+Blaze+AAI.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 1) - Therapy dog Blaze enjoys spending time on the floor with students at the elementary school where he works full time with speech-language pathologist Laura Kruger. Blaze is a 9 year old Goldendoodle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/458955ff-60cb-4bea-b898-f0e823452edf/speech+therapy+dog+AAT.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 1) - Therapy dog Rick, along with his brother Kobi Kai, help speech-language pathologist Betty Tedford provide animal-assisted speech therapy in private practice. Betty is working with school administers to bring Rick to school with her. He is a 1 year old Catahoula/Bulldog/ Australian Shephard mix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5812cfe8-768c-4189-98a9-7afc1d2f4b42/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Pawsitive Learning: Therapy Dogs in Schools (Part 1) https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-fear monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2da75413-7bf4-4a51-b2ac-583918e4a8c3/20240201_142304.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - When a Therapy Dog Brings Worries: Helping Kids Overcome Mild Fears During Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Delta snuggles with a familiar child during animal-assisted speech therapy. While this boy is obviously comfortable in a dog’s presence, some children are not and will need special considerations when a therapy dog is on-site. If you click a link, it is likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. There is no extra cost for you. If I don’t love and use the product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f0bf82d5-2502-413d-98e3-ae20591904ef/Therapy-dogs-explained-thumbnail Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - When a Therapy Dog Brings Worries: Helping Kids Overcome Mild Fears During Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - An episode of Therapy Dogs Explained from the Speech Dogs YouTube channel demonstrates the tips listed above for helping a child with sensory overwhelm and lack of experience around dogs. It includes ideas for supporting the speech therapy dog in this situation as well, as they may become stressed by approach-avoidant behaviors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d94e1844-4555-4067-8b17-fad94764e357/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - When a Therapy Dog Brings Worries: Helping Kids Overcome Mild Fears During Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/top-animal-assisted-speech-therapy-skills monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/e987576b-a4cf-4c8a-a2c1-eb768650591a/20240109_181155.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - On the Job Learning with Sky the Therapy Dog:  Three Top Skills for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Sky shows how she watches me for signals, a skill I’ve found very helpful for animal-assisted speech therapy but takes time on the job to learn. If you click a link it’s likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5f3c6dca-a40f-4297-86ff-89d6d56bc04c/20240202_184116.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - On the Job Learning with Sky the Therapy Dog:  Three Top Skills for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy - Therapy dog Sky learns to take frequent naps in order to be at her best when needed during animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/6f8926b0-de51-425e-8eba-9074ed1507d4/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - On the Job Learning with Sky the Therapy Dog:  Three Top Skills for Animal-Assisted Speech Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-first-day monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/154c8c67-9890-4e6b-b23b-0d97de14b37a/20240202_163353.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky’s First Day: A New Speech Therapy Dog Learns the Ropes of Animal-Assisted Therapy - New therapy dog Sky wanted to be a part of everything during her first full day on the job providing animal-assisted speech therapy. If you click a link, it’s a likely an affiliate link and I will earn a small commission if you purchase. It does not cost you anything extra. If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/5111e843-bed5-44e1-88f2-c34307bac7ed/20240202_153239.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky’s First Day: A New Speech Therapy Dog Learns the Ropes of Animal-Assisted Therapy - New therapy dog Sky needed a lot of bathroom breaks from all the excitement of helping with animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/6dcf725c-e51f-449a-8c4a-ca8ab5f4d558/20240109_181155.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky’s First Day: A New Speech Therapy Dog Learns the Ropes of Animal-Assisted Therapy - New therapy dog Sky was still ready for more after her first full day of animal-assisted speech therapy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/2e64c2e4-96c5-46f3-984a-d95587fc6407/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Sky’s First Day: A New Speech Therapy Dog Learns the Ropes of Animal-Assisted Therapy https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/mistakes-speech-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/80ff06c5-586b-42d4-a79d-1d8701c42ed0/20231207_113909.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Top 3 Mistakes I Made When Starting Animal-Assisted Interventions with a Speech Therapy Dog - Delta the speech therapy dog provides deep pressure sensory input as part of a transition routine for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Delta the therapy dog provides deep pressure as part of transition routine for a client with Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d716c9b0-a3fc-4684-a606-a3502aab31bf/IMG_2692.JPG Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Top 3 Mistakes I Made When Starting Animal-Assisted Interventions with a Speech Therapy Dog - Therapy dog Delta rests comfortably on her bed when not directly needed for animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/50e12f1f-b895-411c-b7fa-6b7565fc28a5/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Top 3 Mistakes I Made When Starting Animal-Assisted Interventions with a Speech Therapy Dog https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/reading-to-therapy-dog monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/bad2167d-8605-466d-af46-96cad2cfe8e5/20231114_182201.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Reading to a Therapy Dog; More Opportunities Than You May Realize - A young client working on oral and written language reads to therapy dog Delta as part of an animal-assisted intervention for dyslexia. 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If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f1199193-f85c-4b51-b7df-19b991b49983/7a65f34e-5c5c-43f8-ba5f-580f7b498e29.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Reading to a Therapy Dog; More Opportunities Than You May Realize Therapy dog Johnny Utah gives a client a kiss after acting out a play about “two vowels go walking” as part of animal-assisted therapy for reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/dee00ca9-b778-475e-b385-0742238568f9/20231115_154151.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Reading to a Therapy Dog; More Opportunities Than You May Realize Therapy dog Delta provides encouragement and a calming presence while a middle school reading therapy client working on writing letter-sound correspondences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c306e669-1065-4337-8a94-009d7ddf4dbe/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Reading to a Therapy Dog; More Opportunities Than You May Realize https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/animal-related-engagement-speech-therapy monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/a47bca4b-bb86-446d-8ee3-b7ca6db87ce8/20231116_115959.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - No Therapy Dog? No Problem. Animal-Related Engagement in Pediatric Speech and Language Therapy - A client with autism considers the next possible location to place a toy dog during an animal-related engagement speech therapy activity about prepositional phrases. Delta the therapy dog provides deep pressure as part of transition routine for a client with Autism Spectrum Disorder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/fe2ea543-4cb5-4afb-b1d9-b657ca0d6bcd/20231108_123246.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - No Therapy Dog? No Problem. Animal-Related Engagement in Pediatric Speech and Language Therapy Some of my personal favorite books and games for Animal-Related Engagement to use instead of or in addition to a live speech therapy dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/4fb93121-da9a-47be-8dcd-533d5e190709/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - No Therapy Dog? No Problem. 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If I don’t use and love a product, you won’t find it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/c6716c96-1633-42dc-82e9-873bca74ef31/20240208_191206.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Day in the Life of a Speech Therapy Dog:  How Delta Spends Her Time at a Pediatric Speech and Language Therapy Clinic - Therapy dog Delta calmly lies next to a child during animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/d77fae85-cd36-4919-bfa8-bcb8fea1ece9/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - A Day in the Life of a Speech Therapy Dog:  How Delta Spends Her Time at a Pediatric Speech and Language Therapy Clinic https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/good-speech-therapy-dogs monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/36ee4e8e-7047-4740-8704-0a5cce7d32f6/P1030310.JPG Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Not all Good Dogs Make Good Therapy Dogs - Bodhi and Sky share a toy as young puppies growing up together before their respective journeys toward becoming speech therapy dogs. 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If I haven’t used and loved the product, you won’t see it here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/ae43fdd3-aac5-47f8-9913-38c4496e1e1c/104058059-1008490998781070.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Not all Good Dogs Make Good Therapy Dogs - Bodhi loved to snuggle with kids during animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/0f0f86bd-db59-4393-844c-0c4cc9dec1fc/20240202_171106.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Not all Good Dogs Make Good Therapy Dogs - Therapy dog recruit Sky exploring how to help on her first day of animal-assisted speech therapy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/f9ee4974-9434-4860-8c30-c4df0734a586/Delta+brand+photo+speech+therapy+dog.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - Why Not all Good Dogs Make Good Therapy Dogs https://www.speechdogs.com/blog-animal-assisted-speech-therapy/speech-therapy-dog-teens monthly 0.5 2025-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/654a94e414e70a66183fa0b2/105c7f46-e29f-4841-b154-492630f9f6c3/20231114_164154.jpg Blog: Puppy Wiggles and Children's Giggles - How Can I Incorporate a Speech Therapy Dog to Better Engage Teens? - Speech therapy dog Delta snuggles with a teen client at the end of a session. 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