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Paws on Point

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Paws on Point – The Service Dog Podcast by Pawsabilities Service Dog Society.

Paws on Point is a Canadian service dog podcast from Pawsabilities Service Dog Society, sharing real stories, expert interviews, and educational insight into service dog training, PTSD support dogs, therapy dogs, and accessibility awareness.

Each episode dives into the powerful partnership between humans and service dogs, exploring the teamwork, advocacy, and inclusion that change lives across Canada. Whether you’re a handler, trainer, volunteer, or simply curious about how service dogs transform lives, this podcast is your place to learn, connect, and be inspired.

🎧 Listen, follow, and share to help spread awareness about the life-changing impact of service dogs in Canada.

Find out more at www.pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca or email 📩

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Breaking the Silence — Steve Serbic on First Responder Mental Health, the 2:30am Moment and Why Asking for Help is Not Weakness.

Episode 20

Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:01:24

Some conversations change you. This is one of them.

Steve Serbic spent decades as a firefighter and Fire Chief, responding to suicides, talking people back from ledges, removing guns from homes, and holding space for first responders at their lowest. He became one of Canada's most recognised voices on mental health, spoke to 26 countries at the European Council, delivered a TEDx talk, and wrote two books about his journey through depression.

And yet.

The chaplain who got Steve to stand on a stage and talk openly about his depression, the man who convinced him that vulnerability wasn't weakness, took his own life.

In this episode, Steve sits down with Tim to talk about what that moment did to him, what it took to come back from it, and why he believes the conversation around men and mental health is still the most important one we're not having loudly enough.

This episode covers:

Growing up in the care system and finding purpose through the fire service
Multiple suicides within his department including close friends
His brother's suicide - and the phone call the night it happened
The chaplain Ken Gill - the man who changed everything, and what happened to him
Living with depression and anxiety as a senior leader
Crisis intervention work - the Golden Gate Bridge, jumpers, removing guns, driving people to emerge
Why 75% of all suicides are men - and what Heads Up Guys is doing about it
Goose - and why this dog has been there through every dark moment
Why service dogs open doors for men that nothing else can

This episode is dedicated to every first responder and member of the armed forces who puts themselves in harm's way so that we don't have to. We see you. We hear you. Thank you.

If you're struggling right now - please reach out. You are not alone. 🇨🇦 988 — North America 🇬🇧 116 123 — United Kingdom 🇦🇺 13 11 14 — Australia

🎧 Follow Paws on Point — Canada's service dog podcast 🐾 Learn more or donate: pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca 📩 info@pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca

#PawsOnPoint #ServiceDogPodcast #MentalHealth #FirstResponders #FireChief #Depression #PTSD #ServiceDogs #MensmentalHealth #Pawsabilities #CanadianPodcast #SuicidePrevention #988 #SteveSerbic #GooseTheFireDog #FirstResponderMentalHealth #BCServiceDog

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One Year of Paws on Point — 32 Countries, Top 20% Globally, and a Thank You in Every Language

Episode 19

Friday, September 4, 2026 • Duration 12:39

One year ago, Tim pressed record for the first time with no idea who - if anyone - would listen. Today, Paws on Point has been heard in 32 countries, is sitting in the top 20% of podcasts globally, and has charted in Canada, the United States, France, and Macau.

In this special first birthday episode, Tim reflects on a year that far exceeded every expectation - 18 episodes, extraordinary guests, and a service dog community that showed up from every corner of the world.

To celebrate, Tim does something no other podcast has done - saying thank you to all 32 countries in their own language. From Canada to Macau, Singapore to the Dominican Republic, Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom - this one is personal.

Topics covered:

One year of Paws on Point — what's happened, what it means, and what's coming
32 countries, top 20% globally, and charting internationally in year one
A thank you to every country in their own language
What's ahead in year two — Paws Unleashed, new guests, listener stories, and more
How you can be part of the mission — follow, share, and write in

This episode is for every listener in every country who found this podcast and stayed. You made this possible.

🎧 Follow Paws on Point — Canada's service dog podcast 🐾 Learn more or donate at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca 📩 Share your story: info@pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca

#PawsOnPoint #ServiceDogPodcast #CanadianPodcast #ServiceDogs #PawsAbilities #ServiceDogCanada #DisabilityAdvocacy #AccessibilityRights #PodcastBirthday #Top20Percent #ServiceDogCommunity #PodcastMilestone #32Countries #ServiceDogAwareness #BCServiceDog

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POTS is Not Going Away: What 23 Years of Research Actually Tells Us | Dr Satish Raj & Kate Bourne

Episode 18

Thursday, July 23, 2026 • Duration 49:14

For decades, patients with POTS have been told the same thing - it'll go away. You'll grow out of it. Just wait.

The research tells a very different story.

In this episode of Paws on Point, Tim sits down with Dr Satish Raj - cardiologist, POTS researcher, and professor at the University of Calgary - and Kate Bourne, MD/PhD candidate at the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine and POTS patient herself - to discuss the most comprehensive long-term POTS outcome study ever conducted.

With a median follow-up of 23 years, their research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine is the longest known study of its kind. And the findings are clear - 98% of participants continued to experience POTS symptoms decades after onset. Only 2% reported being fully recovered.

This episode covers:

Why POTS is a lifelong condition for the vast majority of patients
The average diagnostic delay of 5 years - and why it's still happening
The psychiatric myth - what the research actually shows
Why treatment can improve quality of life even without an FDA approved drug
The comorbidities that predict worse long-term outcomes
How service dogs are changing daily life for POTS patients
What patients can do when their doctor doesn't recognise POTS
Where POTS research is heading next

Kate brings something rare to this conversation - the lived experience of a 12 year diagnostic delay, combined with the scientific credibility of someone who has dedicated their career to understanding the condition that changed her life.

This is the episode POTS patients, their families, and their healthcare providers need to hear.

🐾 Paws on Point is the podcast of Pawsabilities Service Dog Society - amplifying credible voices in the service dog and invisible illness community.

#POTS #PosturalOrthostaticTachycardiaSyndrome #Dysautonomia #InvisibleIllness #ChronicIllness #POTSAwareness #ServiceDogs #ServiceDogPodcast #MedicalResearch #ChronicPain #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #MCAS #POTSSupport #InvisibleDisability #PawsOnPoint #PawsabilitiesServiceDogSociety #HealthPodcast #PatientAdvocacy #ChronicIllnessAwareness #MedicalMyths

The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower — Clare Kumar on Making the Invisible Visible in Canada

Episode 17

Thursday, July 16, 2026 • Duration 58:28

What if a sunflower could change the way the world treats you on your hardest day?

In this episode of Paws on Point, Tim Land sits down with Clare Kumar - Canadian Director of the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme - to explore one of the most quietly powerful movements in accessibility and invisible illness awareness happening right now.

The Sunflower Scheme began at Gatwick Airport in 2016 as a simple idea: a recognisable symbol that anyone with a hidden disability could choose to wear, signalling to those around them that they might need a little extra patience, kindness, or assistance. Today it's present in nearly 350 airports worldwide and has spread across retail, healthcare, transit, banking, events, and municipalities - and it's growing fast in Canada.

Tim and Clare talk about why bias makes the sunflower necessary, what it actually feels like to wear the lanyard, the incredible ripple effect of one small symbol on an entire environment, and why Uruguay and Brazil have already made the sunflower legally recognised as a symbol of non-visible disability.

Clare also shares her own personal journey - including her late diagnosis of autism and ADHD - and why that experience deepened her commitment to making the world more inclusive for everyone living with something you can't see from the outside.

Whether you're living with an invisible illness, caring for someone who is, or simply want to understand how to make the world a kinder place - this conversation is for you.

🌻 Find the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme in Canada at hdsunflower.com/ca 🎙️ Listen to Claire's podcast: Happy Space 🎙️ The official Sunflower podcast: Sunflower Conversations

Conditions discussed in this episode include: POTS, EDS, PTSD, autism, ADHD, MS, and other hidden disabilities.

Paws on Point is produced by Pawsabilities Service Dog Society - a Canadian nonprofit advocating for service dog handlers and shining a light on invisible illness. Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and more.

The Calm Dog Studio: Rewriting the Rules of Dog Grooming — Part 1

Episode 16

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 • Duration 55:50

What happens when two groomers hit breaking point, walk away from everything they knew, and rebuild from scratch — on their own terms?

In this episode Tim sits down with the founders of Calm Dog Studio — Victoria's pioneering dog grooming and conditioning studio built on a radical idea. That a calm dog and a calm groomer aren't separate goals. They're the same goal.

From burnout and breakdown to building something entirely new during COVID, Kelsey and Kayla share the story behind Calm Dog Studio, why the traditional grooming industry needed to change, and what happens when you decide to put the dog's nervous system first — every single time.

This is a conversation about consent, collaboration, humble pie and the moments that change how you see dogs forever. And yes — there are puppies. Woofability puppies specifically. And Bruce flying over a coffee table.

Topics covered:

How Calm Dog Studio was born out of burnout and a garden shed during COVID
Why the traditional grooming industry is at a crossroads
Consent based grooming — what it means and why it matters
Nervous system co-regulation between dogs and humans
The Woofability connection and the magic of working with future service dog puppies
Why knowing your strengths makes you a better professional
The humble pie moments that change everything

This episode is for: Dog owners, groomers, trainers, handlers and anyone who has ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes when a fearful or reactive dog walks through a grooming studio door.

This is Part 1 of a two part conversation — Part 2 coming soon.

🎧 Listen now and follow Paws on Point — Canada's service dog podcast. 🐾 Learn more or donate at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca 📩 info@pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca

Paws on Point is proudly supported by Trupanion Pet Health Insurance and Helmcken Veterinary Clinic.

Bark in the Park 2026 — Jim Swanson of the Victoria HarbourCats on Baseball, Dogs and Community

Episode 15

Friday, July 3, 2026 • Duration 19:00

What happens when a baseball stadium opens its gates to dogs, service dog teams, and a community that just wants to come together?

In this episode, Tim sits down with Jim Swanson - of the Victoria HarbourCats - to talk about one of Victoria's most loved community events: Bark in the Park, happening Sunday July 19th at Wilson's Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park.

Jim shares how Bark in the Park began over 12 years ago, why it's become one of the most asked-about dates on the HarbourCats calendar, and why he believes it has the potential to grow into something even bigger. From the symphony of barking dogs set off by the stadium sound system, to the merging of baseball, pet and service dog communities in one incredible afternoon - this is a conversation about what community really looks like when everyone is welcome.

And this year, Bark in the Park falls on the same day as the World Cup Final - so the HarbourCats have moved the 3pm start time to make sure nobody has to choose. Bring your dog, watch some baseball, and be part of something special.

Bark in the Park 2026: 📅 Sunday July 19th ⏰ 3pm start 📍 Wilson's Group Stadium, Royal Athletic Park, Victoria BC

🎟️ Tickets and info at victoriaHarbourCats.com 🐾 Learn more about Pawsabilities at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca 📩 info@pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca

Paws on Point is proudly supported by Trupanion Pet Health Insurance and Helmcken Veterinary Clinic.

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Pets Drug Mart Founder Wendy Chui: The Pharmacist Who Took On the Drug Companies to make Pet Medication Affordable for Every Canadian

Episode 14

Thursday, June 18, 2026 • Duration 49:17

What happens when a hospital pharmacist gets a $3,000 vet bill for eye drops — and discovers they were just human drugs?

For Wendy Chui, founder of Pets Drug Mart, that moment changed everything. What started as one prescription at a time in a medical building became Canada's national pet pharmacy — serving every province and territory, delivering medication directly to your door.

But the journey wasn't straightforward. Wendy took on 16 pharmaceutical companies, fought her own professional college, went to the Globe and Mail, CBC's Fifth Estate, and the federal government's competition bureau — alone — to ensure Canadian pet owners had the right to access affordable pet medication through a pharmacy.

In this episode of Paws on Point, Tim sits down with Wendy for a conversation that's as much about courage and patient advocacy as it is about pet prescriptions.

They get into:

🐾 Why your dog's medication costs significantly more at the vet than at a pharmacy — and why that's by design

🐾 The $3,000 eye infection bill that started it all

🐾 How Wendy took on 16 pharmaceutical companies as a lone pharmacist and won

🐾 What prescription portability means for Canadian pet owners and service dog handlers

🐾 The simple thing every pet owner with a chronic medication prescription should do at their next vet appointment

🐾 How service dog handlers can get both their own medication and their dog's medication delivered to their door through one platform

This is a genuinely practical episode — by the end of it you'll understand your rights as a pet owner and know exactly how to save money on your dog's long-term medication.

Find Pets Drug Mart at petsdrugmart.ca

Support Pawsabilities Service Dog Society at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca — 100% of donations fund life-changing service dog partnerships for people who need them most.

The Anxiety Fix Nobody Told You About — Dr. Russell Kennedy on Why Service Dogs Heal What Therapy Can't

Episode 13

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 • Duration 35:22

What if anxiety isn't a thinking problem at all — but a feeling problem that traditional medicine has been getting wrong for decades?

In this episode of Paws on Point, Tim sits down with Dr. Russell Kennedy — physician, bestselling author of The Anxiety Rx, and anxiety specialist — for one of the most honest and unexpected conversations the podcast has ever had.

Dr. Kennedy has spent 30 years challenging the way medicine treats anxiety. His core belief: most people think anxiety is a thinking problem with a feeling component. He believes it's the other way around — and that distinction changes everything about how we heal.

What makes this episode particularly powerful for the Paws on Point community is how naturally Dr. Kennedy's framework connects to the world of service dogs. The unconditional trust, the body-based comfort, the way a dog can walk into a room and completely shift its energy — it all maps directly onto the neuroscience of how humans heal anxiety at its root.

In this conversation they get into:

🐾 Why traditional psychiatry keeps people coping rather than healing 🐾 The moment that shifted Dr. Kennedy's entire understanding of anxiety 🐾 Why dogs give people access to love they couldn't trust from humans 🐾 The case for dogs in every doctor's office in Canada 🐾 Why connection — not medication — is the most powerful healing force we have 🐾 What 30 years of treating anxiety actually teaches you about yourself

This is one of those conversations that makes you see something completely familiar in a brand new way.

Find Dr. Russell Kennedy at https://www.dr-russ.com and look for The Anxiety Rx wherever books are sold.

Support Pawsabilities Service Dog Society at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca - 100% of donations fund life-changing service dog partnerships for people who need them most.

Hypoallergenic Dogs: Fact or Myth? What Science Actually Says

Episode 12

Saturday, January 24, 2026 • Duration 24:39

Hypoallergenic dogs don't exist. And someone in the pet industry has been very happy for you not to know that.

The word hypoallergenic sells dogs. It appears on breeder websites, in pet store marketing, and in well-meaning advice from friends. But the science tells a different story — and if you or someone you love has allergies, that story matters.

In this episode, Tim breaks down one of the most persistent myths in the dog world — what hypoallergenic actually means, why no dog is truly allergen-free, and what science says you should actually be paying attention to when allergies are part of the equation.

Because making the wrong choice doesn't just cause sneezing. For service dog prospects, families with allergies, and handlers whose health depends on getting this right — it can derail an entire partnership before it begins.

Topics covered:

Why the term hypoallergenic is misleading — and what it actually means in practice
How dog allergies really work — dander, saliva, shedding and the science behind reactions
Why some breeds seem better for allergy sufferers even if none are truly safe
The role of grooming, environment and individual sensitivity in managing allergic reactions
Common marketing myths versus medical reality
Practical considerations for families, service dog prospects and allergy-aware owners

This episode is for: Anyone researching breeds, considering a service dog, or trying to make an informed decision about dogs and allergies based on evidence rather than labels.

🎧 Listen now and follow Paws on Point — Canada's service dog podcast. 🐾 Learn more or donate at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca 📩 Questions or stories: info@pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca#HypoallergenicDogs #DogAllergies #ServiceDog #PawsOnPoint #Pawsabilities #CanadianPodcast #DogBreeds #PetAllergies #ServiceDogCanada #DogScience #AllergyAwareness #ServiceDogTraining #BCServiceDog #DogHealth #PetHealth

The Ripple Effect/ How a Service Dog can change a whole family’s world.

Episode 11

Thursday, November 20, 2025 • Duration 55:01

When a service dog joins a family, one person's life changes. But that's never where it stops.

The ripple effect is real. And in this episode, you're going to hear it firsthand.

Tim sits down with a remarkable family who share their journey with complete honesty — the challenges that led them to a service dog, the moments they weren't sure they could keep going, and the profound transformation that happened when their dog finally arrived.

Not just for the handler. For everyone.

For the parent who could finally sleep at night. For the sibling who watched their family member rediscover confidence. For the relationships that were strained by daily uncertainty and slowly rebuilt through the steady presence of a dog who simply showed up, every single day, and did their job.

This is one of those episodes that stays with you.

Topics covered:

The real journey of a family navigating disability, advocacy and the service dog process
How a service dog changes daily routines, emotional stability and family dynamics
The impact on siblings, parents and relationships that nobody talks about
What independence actually looks like from inside a family living it
The honest truth about what life looked like before — and after

This episode is for: Families considering a service dog. Handlers who want to feel understood. Anyone who has ever wondered whether the impact is really as profound as people say.

It is. This family proves it.

🎧 Listen now and follow Paws on Point — Canada's service dog podcast. 🐾 Learn more or donate at pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca 📩 Share your story: info@pawsabilitiesservicedogs.ca

#ServiceDog #ServiceDogFamily #RippleEffect #PawsOnPoint #Pawsabilities #CanadianPodcast #DisabilityAdvocacy #ServiceDogCanada #FamilySupport #DisabilityInclusion #ServiceDogHandler #ServiceDogLife #InvisibleDisability #BCServiceDog #ServiceDogAwareness

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