Cath & Buddy

How Buddy became one of Australia’s first psychiatric assistance dogs, leading the way for the many ‘mind dogs’ who followed.

Or, why some people take their dogs absolutely everywhere.

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Credits

Featuring Cath Phillips

Producer/ Host Michelle Ransom-Hughes

Editing/ Michelle and Seja

Composer/ Sound design Seja Vogel

Mix/ Seja Vogel

Studio dog/ Whiskey

Theme “Come to Me” written and performed by Seja (w. Ben Corbett)

“Going Under” written and performed by Seja

Illustration by Lily Mae Martin

If you’ve got a handler having a
meltdown somewhere, like in a supermarket...
the dog has to be able to make choices on that handler’s behalf.
— Cath Phillips

Thank you

Dylan Ransom-Hughes, Simon Graydon, Sarah Kanowski, Nicola Harrison,

Sophie Ransom, Romina Gerhards, Alison Mobbs, Viryaja Hughes, Sally Armstrong

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