Diona The Trainer assesses and prepares dogs for work alongside therapists, teachers and practice owners in Melbourne, and online across Australia.
The service starts with a temperament assessment, then a workplace version of the PACE Program: the dog learns to settle, move and rest on cue-free routines so it can be present in a session without being managed.
Each placement leaves with a written letter of assessment, a risk register, a one-page workplace policy and a consent process, built on the Victorian Department of Education wellbeing-dog guidance.
Diona Chu holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and a Master of Teaching, is VIT registered, and has fifteen years across zoos, assistance dog programs and private practice. Her own dog Murphy is a certified assistance dog. Dogs in animal-assisted work are handled in line with the ATL Code of Conduct.
Registered office Queensland.
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