Pet allergies are a concern as well as pet fears. I had originally intended to go with a golden doodle for this very reason. It…
Let’s Talk About: Receptive Language
Receptive language is the ability to understand and make sense of communication that he hears and sees. Receptive language includes but is not limited to…
Let’s Talk About: Articulation
It’s Friday!!! This week we will talk about articulation. Articulation simply means the sounds you make and how clearly you make them. Some parents think…
Top 5 Products for Puppy Training
Only 8 short months ago, I plopped my new puppy into a cart and wandered around my local pet store. There are just so many…
Let’s Talk About: Speech Therapy
Welcome to the first post for “Let’s Talk About.” In this series, I will talk about important topics regarding pediatric speech therapy. I hope to…
4 Steps to Training a Therapy Dog
There are a number of different ways to train a dog to be a therapy dog. You can go through a private trainer. Depending on…
What is a Speech/Language Pathologist?
Hopefully you’ve learned a little bit about what a therapy dog is from this post here. Then you might have checked out what Animal Assisted…
5 Ways to Use a Therapy Dog During Speech Therapy
My goal for Derby is to become a therapy dog and join me during speech therapy sessions. He is just one more “tool” in my…
6 Traits of a Therapy Dog
What does it take to be a good therapy dog? Is any dog a good candidate for therapy dog training? I have found the follow…
What do I need to know about Animal Assisted Therapy?
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a new term for me. I imagine it is for you too. Prior to getting Derby, I started to do…