Dogs Who Teach Social Skills

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I’ve met some pretty amazing dogs in my life and we have one in our family. His name is Huck and he is a full-size Labradoodle. But the dogs who participate in the K-9 Club Autism program at Austin Dog Alliance in Austin, TX are as special as they come. They are teaching my son [...]

The Therapeutic Value of Canines

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Awakened at 2 am, we heard the unique bark emanating from our 6 month old puppy downstairs.  A bark we had never heard from her before, my husband rushed down the stairs to explore the urgency. Upon making it to the landing, he was greeted with the wafting smell of petroleum. He immediately headed to [...]

Bennington Banner Reports: Initiative Uses Dogs to Encourage Reading

Source: Bennington Banner by ZEKE WRIGHT Sunday November 21, 2010 HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Board of education members had a furrier audience than usual at their Nov ember regular board meeting, due to the presence of an English White Retriever by the name of Maggie. Christine Fitchett held the other end of the leash and [...]

For Autistic Children, Therapy on Four Legs

SHADOW, a black Labrador retriever, knows how to interact with people without overreacting to them — a necessity for a well-trained therapy dog, said her owner and handler, Ani Shaker. Considered “bombproof,” meaning she will remain calm in nearly any situation, Shadow, and Ms. Shaker, volunteer at the Anderson Center for Autism in Staatsburg, N.Y., [...]

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