Here are some benefits you may not know about: For mental health –  Decreases isolation and depression Causes many to feel calm Bridges communication gaps  Provides comfort Reduces boredom Lowers anxiety and decreases agitation Creates motivation for the...

Keeping your dog healthy and safe during the holiday season is important. Here are some tips to ensure your dog has a healthy Christmas: Maintain a Regular Routine: Stick to your dog's regular feeding, walking, and playtime schedule as much as possible. Dogs thrive on...

Miss Arrabella Gable with her favourite client! Therapy with Schnauzers always works thanks to that magical Human Animal Bond (HAB)! ‘Bella’ loves her job and always runs to the car when we are going to work! She is so laid back she makes it look effortless! She is...

Animal assisted therapy can: teach empathy and appropriate interpersonal skills be soothing and the presence of animals can more quickly build rapport between the professional and the client improve individual's skills to pick up social cues imperative to human...

We have 4, all fully trained and personable to the max. We use the dogs in therapy, alongside conventional therapy methods to increase the engagement between client and therapist. We find that the dogs work extra hard with the client and love their jobs. We have 4...

How does one put feelings into words? Describe a frame of mind, especially as it is changing? Tell someone else how and why pet therapy makes you feel ...better? I’ll try to list and explain the benefits of pet therapy – with single words rather than get caught up in...

At SCHNAUZERHAUS we welcome ‘Honorary Schnauzers.’ Miss Arrabella Gable, our new ‘therapy pup in training,’ has welcomed Jack Russell Miss Lucy as a wonderful friend and playmate. Miss Lucy’s owner has trained Miss Arrabella almost exclusively since she came to us as...

Arrabella, Schnauzerhaus’s new trainee therapy doggo got glammed up to go to the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. She demanded that her best collar be put on, along with matching leash, and that her hair be freshly washed and trimmed. She swanned around Laurel Bank...

Everywhere you look, schnauzers are rejoicing with these delightful pup cakes. Ideal for those much-loved Schnauzer Gatherings that grace the South-Eastern parts of our State nearly every weekend. It's truly astonishing to witness the sheer number of schnauzers and...

This greeting comes from our 2 clinical therapy dogs, Clark Gable and Dr Vestas! The picture below sums up what we Schnauzers at Schnauzerhaus need you to know. BTW substitute any breed of dog, below. Schnauzerhaus celebrated New Year in style, in the home of Canine...