Research & Media

Media Features

Magazine Feature
2013

Baba en Kleuter - "Terapie op Pote"

Full feature on animal-assisted therapy with Morkie the therapy dog.

Magazine Feature
2017

Vrouekeur - "Suné & Haar Morkie Help Harte Heel"

National women's magazine story on healing hearts through therapy dogs.

News
2022

Maroela Media - "Suné en haar terapiehondjies help harte heel"

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University of Pretoria
2022

Therapy Dog Takes Centre Stage at PhD Graduation

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Good News
Featured

SA Good News - Making a Difference in the Lives of Families

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Magazine Feature
April 2026

Horizon Tydskrif - Suné Scholtz en haar viervoetige mede-terapeut

"Suné Scholtz en haar viervoetige mede-terapeut verander kinders se wêreld"

Newspaper
Mei 2022

Beeld - Hond en haar nooi help kinders, verwerf 'saam' 'n doktorsgraad

13 Mei 2022

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Newspaper
Mei 2022

Die Burger - Terapiehond 'huil saam met kinders'

Mei 2022

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Research Publications

"Exploring the Use of Animal-Assisted Therapy in Educational Psychology"

Master's Research Study, University of Pretoria, 2010

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"The Application of Animal-Assisted Therapy in the South African Context: A Case Study"

Lubbe, C. & Scholtz, S. (2013). South African Journal of Psychology, 43:116

"An Autoethnography of a Therapy Dog's Role in Establishing a Therapeutic Bond"

Doctoral Research Study, University of Pretoria, 2021

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