Animal-Assisted Wellbeing & Therapy Dog Visits
Personalised visits creating opportunities for comfort, companionship, conversation and genuine connection.
It’s about the relationship.
Sometimes that means sitting quietly and patting Murphy. Sometimes it means talking about a much-loved pet, reading together, taking a short walk or simply enjoying his company. The person comes first.
It’s always us.
Same handler. Same dog. Same relationship. Recurring visits allow familiarity and trust to develop naturally — showing up, getting to know people and coming back.
Wellbeing or therapy?
Golden Bond primarily provides animal-assisted wellbeing and social visits. We don’t describe a service as clinical therapy simply because a therapy dog is involved.
Murphy’s wellbeing matters too.
A good visit works both ways. Kate monitors Murphy’s comfort, energy and behaviour and will pause, modify or reschedule when needed. Murphy isn’t a tool we bring to a session. He’s Kate’s partner in it.
Considering a therapy dog visit in aged care?
Our aged care guide explains what families and facilities can expect, including dementia, mobility, participation and practical planning.
Read the aged care guideThinking about a visit?
Tell Kate a little about who Murphy would be visiting, where you are and what you would like the visit to achieve. We’ll talk through suitability and provide a personalised quote.
Enquire about a visit