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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:: Twila Bryan
City:: Joshua
Province, Country:: TX, United States
Type/Breed:: Lab
Date of Birth:: 04/10/2003
Sex:: Female
Height:: Not Provided
Weight:: 85
Coat Colour:: Chocolate
Eye Colour:: Brown

This is Belle. She is a resuce lab, that came to live with me, when she was 3 months. She loves to sleep in the bed, and loves our towels. She is not sure of strangers until she gets to know them. Loves her bones, chew toys and a pink bunny she received for easter. Has a toy box full of goodies. Lays in the middle of the yard on her back like she is sun bathing. Favorite trip was to the beach and loved the water and tried to surf with the kids. That was funny. Likes to stay with her grandparents. Treats the cat socks like he is her own. Great personality. Trys to sit in my lap still.