Christmas Countdown with Alaska and Henry! In the lead up to Christmas, we participated in the daily prompts that In Paws We Trust were posting. #teamhenry #henrythehero #teamalaska #autismassistancedogs #assistancedogsaustralia #labradorsofinstagram #assistancedogs #dogsofinstagram #workingdogsofaustralia #assistancedogawareness #workingdogsbooks #assistancedogsofinstagram #educatingfamilies #inspireyoungminds #inspiringyoungminds #readgrowinspire #childrensliteracy ..read more

  ***Please note that we do not receive commissions of any kind for reviews. We're simply sharing products that we find useful.*** Books, books and more books! Yet another paw-some book landed on our doorstep during the week. A book about a different type of working dog! The Helpie Kelpie and the tool thief is written by yet another Australian author, Alicia Case. Inca, the Helpie Kelpie and the star of the book, is a rescue Kelpie who goes to work with her Dad on construction sites. As the title suggests, there's a tool thief and Inca is in the right place at the right time. So what a ..read more

 ***Please note that we do not receive commissions of any kind for reviews. We're simply sharing products that we find useful.*** Books! Did you know that we love books??? Well, we do and we've added another book to our collection of working dog books. The Puppy Adventures of Porter and Midge, is written by Jennie Chen and Giselle Nevada. While the book isn't about working dogs as such, it gives readers a brilliant introduction to the socialisation of young puppies. The book teaches children how to interact with a puppy, as well as many other important skills both for the puppy and f ..read more

**** Please note that we do not receive commissions of any kind for this review. We simply love sharing books that we find useful. **** There's always excitement in our house when we receive a package, especially when it contains a book! You can never have too many books, right? Well we've added another book to our collection of working dog books. Superheroes with Paws, is written by the wonderful Jessica Ten Vaanholt from over Childrens Stories by Jessica. Jess is yet another home grown Australian author. Jessica wrote the story after she was approved to receive her own Assistance Dog. Work ..read more

 *** Please note that we do not receive commissions of any form for this review, they are simply products that we find incredibly useful. *** If you haven't realised by now, we love books! You can never have too many books, right? Earlier this year, I self published a book about Henry and it was after the publication that I realised just how few books there really are that focus on Assistance Dogs. So I am now on a mission to collect as many different books about Assistance Dogs. As you can see from the above photo, our collection is quite small at the moment but we will be adding to it ..read more

I am going to preface this with a trigger warning. What I have written may trigger those who have been diagnosed with CPTSD, PTSD or depression. It may trigger others who aren't yet aware that they have one of the above. If you feel that talking or reading about PTSD will trigger you, please stop reading now. If you are triggered by reading this, please reach out. Please know that I see you, I hear you, I am you. *************************** Several weeks ago, the Queensland Police Service lost a sister in Blue. Yet another live lost. The Queensland Police as a whole are hurting. They say tha ..read more

Bee is my mini-me. She always has been and most likely, always will be my mini me. During Bee’s ASD assessment, it honestly felt as though I was discussing my own struggles. I was a very anxious child, teenager, young adult – you get the picture, and at that point I was still on happy pills to settle my own anxiety and ability to completely overthink everything! I was bullied as a child and teenager because I wasn’t like my peers. I always desperately wanted to fit in but simply couldn’t and didn’t know how. I can remember that I used to study my peers social interactions, how they ..read more

  ☆ Two years of Henry ☆ It really doesn't feel like two years ago that Henry joined our family. It honestly feels like he's been here forever! This amazing boy has changed L's life and has helped him out in so many ways ❤️ From developing L's emotional regulation skills, to helping L communicate when he's overwhelmed, to his very deep pressure laps and overs, disrupting behaviours and everything in between. We still have before Henry and after Henry moments, and the after Henry moments far exceed our expectations of just how a task specific trained assistance dog would help L ..read more

  Excuse the dodgy photos! This may not look like much, but this is Alaska alerting me that something is amiss. She was jumping up next to me, having a good sniff, and then tapping my arms. If I ignored her, she'd get up into my face, and would push my arm away until she was sitting on it. What is she alerting for? Not sure, my anxiety and heart rate were a little high, but she was making sure to let me know that I needed to take a break.  Alaska has been doing this alerting behaviour since a few weeks after we brought her home. Back then, she wasn't sure what to do, other than tap ..read more

This happened this afternoon, presentation of medallions at the annual Animal Therapies Conference. A little background, the medallion was first presented as an award for showing courage, determination and resilience several years ago at the Animal Therapies Conference.  It is now known as the Yogi Award after a PTSD Assistance Dog by the name of Yogi. Yogi was instrumental in literally saving their owner/handlers life, a former Police Sergeant. Yogi, like Henry, did a stint in prison as part of a training program! Usually there is one Yogi Award recipient. This year, Wendy and the board ..read more