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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:
- K C
- City:
- UP
- Province, Country:
- WA, United States
- Type/Breed:
- Bunny Rabbit
- Date of Birth:
- June/July 2001
- Date of Death
- July 31, 2004
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- Not Provided
- Coat Colour:
- brown/grey/white/black
- Eye Colour:
- chocolate brown
Honey was a gift to me. She brought me so much joy and laughter. Her lop ears were a source of joy to all who met her. Honey liked to nibble on Timothy hay and play with empty toilet rolls. Her hurt leg kept her from a lot of physical activity but she still had the sweetest personality. Sometimes when she was drinking her water from the water bowl, the tips of her ears would be immersed in the water. When I was leaving the house she would put her wiggly nose up to the corner of her cage along with her front feet. Sometimes I would just be in a hurry to leave but now I wish I could pet you again. I will really miss you.
