TSHP435: The Joy of Pets

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What’s Coming This Episode?

So many people have dogs as companions and friends and there are many help and support dogs. I have clients who have hearing dogs to help with their deafness, seeing dogs to help with blindness and even seizures dogs who can tell their owner that they are about to have a fit before they realise it so that they can get to a place of safety. All animals are wonderful though dogs have lived with us throughout most of our evolution and have a special place in our hearts.

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Show Notes and Links

• Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week
• A history of the human-dog relationship
• Six ways pets boost your mental health

Resource of the week

• Sean linked to the book The Secret Language of Dogs
• Ed recommended a bunch of movies – Marley & Me, Turner & Hooch and The Secret Life of Pets

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