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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:
- katie pruitt
- City:
- arapahoe
- Province, Country:
- NE, United States
- Type/Breed:
- Chow
- Date of Birth:
- May1997
- Date of Death
- August 13 2008
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- 90
- Coat Colour:
- White
- Eye Colour:
- Brown
Nikkita you came into my life by suprise and I didnt plan to keep you but you just wouldnt leave when you were a puppy it was like you were looking for us, and I am so glad that you came into our lives the way did. You had 3 sets of pups and everyone of them look a little like you and mischief. You and I have been through alot together. So many years between us it hard to bare that you are not here to be with me anymore. You dont know how hard it was for me to make this decsion, I knew it was best for you but my heart kept telling me it wasnt right to do. I know that you are in a better place were you can run and jump like you did when you were a pup. God will take care of you for life now and you are with michief your other best friend that we also had to put down do too illness. I love you so much. And even though you have only been gone a few hours my heart hurts so bad not knowing you arent here to be with me anymore. Having this guilt will get the best of me sooner or later. You will be missed dearly and definety will not be forgotten. You will always have a special place in my heart no matter how many dogs come into our lives next or weather none come at all. You gave great joy to our lives not just in your golden days but also in your early years. I love you with all of my heart and soul. i love you nikkita very much! <><
