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Service Dogs and Autistic Children – Pet Tip 253
Dogs help humans in so many ways. They help with companionship, with tasks that they carry out for us and sometimes they help make every day living much easier. Perhaps the best demonstration of this fact is when dogs help people with disabilities. Many of us have seen dogs helping blind people and many have heard of dogs that feel when a seizure in an epileptic person is about to occur and then protect them from injury. Dogs can also help aid autistic children and parents of autistic children in many ways as well. Recent studies suggest that the prevalence of autistic children in Canada may be 1 in 165 children or higher. Therefore, many people may well personally know of an autistic child in their extended family, or know of friends or acquaintances that have an autistic child. So how can dogs help these autistic children?
The National Service Dogs (NSD) organization in Ontario Canada, is one of the best organizations that specifically help train dogs to make the lives of autistic children better. You might be wondering how a service dog can be useful to autistic children
- Owner:
- Pat & Elisa McCoy
- City:
- Peachland
- Province, Country:
- BC, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- Domestic Long Hair
- Date of Birth:
- March 15, 2007
- Date of Death
- March 26, 2010
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- Not Provided
- Coat Colour:
- Silver/brown
- Eye Colour:
- Green
Lucky, oh Lucky ... what a good kitty you were. Laying on the couch, laying on the floor, laying ... well, just about anywhere you wanted, on your back, just enjoying life.
The laundry basket was always under your protection. When you weren't napping, you made sure that everyone knew you were awake by bouncing back and forth from room to room.
You'll be missed by everyone, especially your mom & dad, and your big brothers Bindy & Foo Foo.
Love you always.
