Paws on Point

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

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,

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

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 to

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

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 epis

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

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 Direc

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

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

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

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 Ji

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

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

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

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, T

Hypoallergenic Dogs: Fact or Myth? What Science Actually Says

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

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

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 fi

“It Takes a Village: The Hidden Support Network Behind Every Service Dog”

A service dog doesn't change one life. It changes every life connected to it. And most of those people never get thanked. Behind every handler who walks confidently into

“A Real-Life Chat: Service Dog Handlers Speak from the Heart”

What does it actually feel like to live and work alongside a service dog every single day? Not the Instagram version. The real one. In this special community episode, Ti

How Trupanion Helps Service Dog Teams & Pet Owners Budget for the Unexpected

Your service dog is irreplaceable. One unexpected vet bill shouldn't put that partnership at risk. For service dog handlers, a medical emergency isn't just emotionally d

Local Heroes, Big Impact: Thank You for Supporting the Pawsabilities Birthday Bash

Something special happened in Victoria. And it happened because a community showed up. The Pawsabilities Service Dog Society Birthday Bash wasn't just a fundraiser. It w

Puppy Raisers: The Unsung Heroes of Service Dog Training

Before a service dog ever puts on a vest, someone else did the hardest work. You've probably never heard of them. Puppy raisers are the unsung heroes of the service dog

Fake Service Dogs: The Damage They Cause and How to Spot Them

Someone put a vest on their untrained dog and called it a service dog. And somewhere, a legitimate handler paid the price. It might seem harmless. It isn't. Every fake

Service Dogs vs Therapy Dogs vs Emotional Support Dogs: What’s the Difference?

Service dog. Therapy dog. Emotional support animal. Most people use these terms interchangeably. Most people are wrong. And that confusion has real consequences — for ha

Why We Started Paws on Point: Giving Service Dog Handlers a Voice

Every podcast starts somewhere. This is where Paws on Point began — and why it matters. In this first episode, host Tim Land shares the story behind Paws on Point and th

Inside Service Dog Training: From Puppy Selection to Public Access

What really goes into training a service dog — from the very first days of puppyhood to the moment a dog earns their public access certification? In this episode, Tim si

Service Dogs Are Not a Cure: Living with Visible and Invisible Conditions

A service dog will change your life. But it will not cure you — and that's one of the most important things nobody tells you. In this episode, Tim tackles one of the big