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Anyone found a dog helps?

hibbsy

Hi there,

Just wondered if anyone out there could give us any advice about getting a dog, and whether it had a positive impact on their autistic child? We have two children, a 7yr girl who is not autistic, and an 11yr old son who was diagnosed a couple of months ago with Autism. He also has dyslexia, speech and language problems and severe anxiety disorder which has resulted in him having a breakdown.

We have been advised that a dog could have a positive impact on our son and help him with his many melt downs and severe anxiety issues. We are currently having meetings with PAWS - Parents Autism Workshops which train dogs as therapy dogs and could teach us how to raise a puppy, and then train it for our son's specific needs. It does sound very good but we need to be sure, and know of the pro's and con's involved....and what type of dog?!

Anyone out there that could give us any advise at all, we would really appreciate it.

Thankyou

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  • I have a severe dog phobia but only around certain breeds - most terrior breeds, guard dogs and strange jumpy dogs - but I had a dog when I was growing up, who I loved dearly and who I miss to this day.  She was a cross between a Welsh spaniel and a Welsh collie. She was there when I was born and she died when I was 15 - she was 16 when she died, and she  had to be put to sleep because she had kidney failure, but until that point she had no health problems. She was called Jessy and had red, quite long hair, a long bushy tail with a white tip, spaniel ears, a white patch on her head, a white belly, speckly white legs with red spots, and a pink nose. She was quite a small dog and she was very friendly and affectionate. I would spend hours kissing, hugging and petting her, and holding her paw!.

    I would love to have another dog like Jessy. I adore Welsh spaniels (quite a rare breed, and they are very friendly - not as outgoing as English springers), and I also love Golden Retrievers (never anxious around them), and I quite like Brittany spaniels too.

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  • I have a severe dog phobia but only around certain breeds - most terrior breeds, guard dogs and strange jumpy dogs - but I had a dog when I was growing up, who I loved dearly and who I miss to this day.  She was a cross between a Welsh spaniel and a Welsh collie. She was there when I was born and she died when I was 15 - she was 16 when she died, and she  had to be put to sleep because she had kidney failure, but until that point she had no health problems. She was called Jessy and had red, quite long hair, a long bushy tail with a white tip, spaniel ears, a white patch on her head, a white belly, speckly white legs with red spots, and a pink nose. She was quite a small dog and she was very friendly and affectionate. I would spend hours kissing, hugging and petting her, and holding her paw!.

    I would love to have another dog like Jessy. I adore Welsh spaniels (quite a rare breed, and they are very friendly - not as outgoing as English springers), and I also love Golden Retrievers (never anxious around them), and I quite like Brittany spaniels too.

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