Therapy Dog & Animal-Assisted Wellbeing Visits
Personalised visits across Melbourne 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. Kate and Murphy’s Lead the Way training also provides a framework for purposefully including Murphy in structured, goal-directed work where this is appropriate and within Kate’s qualifications and scope. A therapy dog being present does not automatically make a visit clinical therapy. Read how wellbeing and therapy differ →
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?
Not sure which visit fits? Tell Kate about the person or group and we'll point you in the right direction.
Enquire about a visit