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Yevette Ho is a writer, trainer, and disability advocate based in Canberra, Australia. Living with PTSD and chronic illness, she shares her honest journey of resilience, independence, and partnership alongside her golden retriever assistance dog, Yoshi.With more than 15 years of experience in coaching, training, and community work, Yevette brings a practical, force-free approach shaped by real-world handling, welfare-focused decision-making, and lived experience outside traditional assistance dog systems. Her work centres on clarity, sustainability, and ethical practice for both humans and dogs.Yevette is the founder of YoPaws, an initiative offering disability-aware guidance across assistance dog, therapy dog, and companion dog journeys. Through YoPaws, she supports owner-trainers with suitability and dog selection, expectation-setting, and long-term partnership development, helping handlers navigate their journeys with confidence rather than pressure.Through her writing, advocacy, and hands-on work, Yevette champions disability inclusion, ethical assistance dog practice, and the enduring bond between humans and dogs, grounded in compassion, realism, and stubborn hope.
Praise for Assistance Dogs: Beyond Tasks ""This book put words to things I have felt for years but never been able to explain. It made me feel seen, steadied, and less alone in the work my dog and I do together."" - Assistance dog handler ""Finally, a book that talks about assistance dogs without turning them into tools. It is honest, compassionate, and grounded in what life actually looks like outside perfect training spaces."" - Dog Trainer ""I did not realise how much pressure I was carrying until this book helped me set it down. It is gentle without being vague, and validating without pretending the work is easy."" - Disability community reader ""This is not about getting things right all the time. It is about showing up, choosing your dog, and choosing yourself, again and again. That is what makes this book powerful."" - Advance reader feedback ""It feels like someone walking beside you, not instructing you from the sidelines. A quiet reminder that partnership matters more than performance.""- Reader review ""A deeply respectful look at the bond between humans and dogs doing hard things together. Real, thoughtful, and long overdue."" - Community advocate
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Roxy the Raccoon
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