Guest guest Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 http://www.caninecompanions.org/ http://www.northstardogs.com/autism.shtml http://www.4pawsforability.org/autismdogs.html I am looking for someone to help find and train an autism service dog for my daughter. If anyone knows of anyone in the area, I would appreciate it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 It does not cost a lot of money for a family to train a service dog and there is no reason for a family to pay $1000s (sometimes $20,000) for a service dog. Please check out Canine Companions for Independence which provides fully trained service dogs for special needs children. There is almost no cost for the dog (basically supplies to bring home) and the dog has over a year of training, is health checked and they will help with vet bills if needed. Or if you feel that you can train on your own with assistance, check out North Star Dogs and their book Golden Bridges. Please be very careful where you receive a service dog from and do your research. There are business out there taking advantage of parents with children with autism. They are providing dogs with very little training and unknown temperament. Parents have received dogs that don't like children, can't even heal on a leash, chase animals, bark, are aggressive and have one that I know of has even bit and scratched the children. A dog's Best Friend in Plantation is great but it costs a lot of money to train a service dog. Always Ana Brushingham To: sList Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:29:53 PMSubject: autism service dog I am looking for someone to help find and train an autism service dog for my daughter. If anyone knows of anyone in the area, I would appreciate it.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 My son has an autism assistance dog which we trained. It did not cost a lot of money, but did take a lot of time. North Star does not only place golden retrievers and I know they have done placements with labs, and standard poodles. North Star has published a book The Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for Children Challenged By Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities which provides a step by step guide from picking a puppy from a litter all the way through training. They also have DVDs available free of charge from their website which provides an overview of the bond and training. They will also provide consultation over the phone and through e-mail. Other books available for assistance are Teamwork 1 and Teamwork 2. There are also many email lists that provide support and assistance for those training a service dog. A family can train a service dog without spending $1000s. You must go through or posses the skills of basic and advanced obedience and I recommend the Canine Good Citizen and then therapy dog. A family can socialize the dog and do all task training. For assistance there are good dog trainers that are willing to help. > > Canine Companions for Independence is great however they pick the dog for you and they technically own the dog. My friend has a dog from them and you have to go to training every year with them. I believe it only cost her $100.00. North Star is more expensive and you have to fund raise to pay for your dog. I believe most not all are Golden Revtrievers and you get the puppy at around 9 months so your child can better bond with the dog. If you however want the breed you want or a a puppy or already have your own dog, it does cost a lot of money to train the dog. Good luck. > > Always > > Ana Brushingham > > ________________________________ > > To: sList > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:03:58 PM > Subject: Re: autism service dog > > It does not cost a lot of money for a family to train a service dog and there is no reason for a family to pay $1000s (sometimes $20,000) for a service dog. Please check out Canine Companions for Independence which provides fully trained service dogs for special needs children. There is almost no cost for the dog (basically supplies to bring home) and the dog has over a year of training, is health checked and they will help with vet bills if needed. Or if you feel that you can train on your own with assistance, check out North Star Dogs and their book Golden Bridges. > > Please be very careful where you receive a service dog from and do your research. There are business out there taking advantage of parents with children with autism. They are providing dogs with very little training and unknown temperament. Parents have received dogs that don't like children, can't even heal on a leash, chase animals, bark, are aggressive and have one that I know of has even bit and scratched the children. > > > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:44 PM, ana brushingham <Brushingham@ yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> A dog's Best Friend in Plantation is great but it costs a lot of money to train a service dog. >> >> Always >> >> Ana Brushingham >> >> ________________________________ >> From: jostone42 <jostone42yahoo (DOT) com> >> To: sList@ yahoogroups. com >> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:29:53 PM >> Subject: autism service dog >> >> I am looking for someone to help find and train an autism service dog >> for my daughter. If anyone knows of anyone in the area, I would >> appreciate it. >> Thanks >> >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 My son has an autism assistance dog which we trained. It did not cost a lot of money, but did take a lot of time. North Star does not only place golden retrievers and I know they have done placements with labs, and standard poodles. North Star has published a book The Golden Bridge: A Guide to Assistance Dogs for Children Challenged By Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities which provides a step by step guide from picking a puppy from a litter all the way through training. They also have DVDs available free of charge from their website which provides an overview of the bond and training. They will also provide consultation over the phone and through e-mail. Other books available for assistance are Teamwork 1 and Teamwork 2. There are also many email lists that provide support and assistance for those training a service dog. A family can train a service dog without spending $1000s. You must go through or posses the skills of basic and advanced obedience and I recommend the Canine Good Citizen and then therapy dog. A family can socialize the dog and do all task training. For assistance there are good dog trainers that are willing to help. > > Canine Companions for Independence is great however they pick the dog for you and they technically own the dog. My friend has a dog from them and you have to go to training every year with them. I believe it only cost her $100.00. North Star is more expensive and you have to fund raise to pay for your dog. I believe most not all are Golden Revtrievers and you get the puppy at around 9 months so your child can better bond with the dog. If you however want the breed you want or a a puppy or already have your own dog, it does cost a lot of money to train the dog. Good luck. > > Always > > Ana Brushingham > > ________________________________ > > To: sList > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 8:03:58 PM > Subject: Re: autism service dog > > It does not cost a lot of money for a family to train a service dog and there is no reason for a family to pay $1000s (sometimes $20,000) for a service dog. Please check out Canine Companions for Independence which provides fully trained service dogs for special needs children. There is almost no cost for the dog (basically supplies to bring home) and the dog has over a year of training, is health checked and they will help with vet bills if needed. Or if you feel that you can train on your own with assistance, check out North Star Dogs and their book Golden Bridges. > > Please be very careful where you receive a service dog from and do your research. There are business out there taking advantage of parents with children with autism. They are providing dogs with very little training and unknown temperament. Parents have received dogs that don't like children, can't even heal on a leash, chase animals, bark, are aggressive and have one that I know of has even bit and scratched the children. > > > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:44 PM, ana brushingham <Brushingham@ yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> A dog's Best Friend in Plantation is great but it costs a lot of money to train a service dog. >> >> Always >> >> Ana Brushingham >> >> ________________________________ >> From: jostone42 <jostone42yahoo (DOT) com> >> To: sList@ yahoogroups. com >> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:29:53 PM >> Subject: autism service dog >> >> I am looking for someone to help find and train an autism service dog >> for my daughter. If anyone knows of anyone in the area, I would >> appreciate it. >> Thanks >> >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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