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Pet Tip
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:
- Francina Kempenaar
- City:
- Kingston
- Province, Country:
- ON, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- Border Collie/Poodle Cross
- Date of Birth:
- April 6, 1993
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- 20
- Weight:
- 53
- Coat Colour:
- brown and tan
- Eye Colour:
- brown
My personality suits my name. I follow my buddy Paul around every where he goes. I love to go for long walks anywhere, anytime of the day or night. Just get out that leash and lets go go go.
My buddy Paul has moved out on his own and I got to move in with him - but I still get to come to visit with his mom and her pup- I love to be outside in the summer, and it takes some convincing to get me to come in out of the sunshine. But who can blame me - I love to play in freshly fallen snow too. My favorite toy is the tennis ball and I love to have my dentabone treats. I'm a bit of a scavenger and watch for any food my buddy or his mom drop on the floor and when they do, I am right there to snatch it up so they won't have to wash the floor.
Thats about all I have to say about myself for now. So glad you popped in to meet me!
