A Webster family has made a breakthrough in their struggle with autism with the help of dog.
“The dogs sense that this child needs something,” said Beverly Swartz. “It's magic.”
Bentley is giving the Bayer family some peace of mind. The 2-year-old Labra Doodle joined the family last week to be an extra set of eyes and ears for 17-year-old Lyndsy Bayer, who was diagnosed with autism when she was five.
“Lyndsy doesn't have a high functioning level, so she doesn't talk or verbalize her needs. She doesn't have any safety awareness,” said Irene Bayer, Lyndsy’s mom.
It's almost the dog days of
It's almost the dog days of summer. Don't you love that expression? It's getting so hot out that all the dogs are just lying around, lazy as can be, trying to stay cool.
Uh Elsie is napping in the
Uh Elsie is napping in the livingroom and I have the a/c on. Her dog days
are pretty good lol.
Doesnt surprise me at all.
Doesnt surprise me at all. Our boxer Elsie is wonderful
with Marcel. She never gets upset with him no matter
what. He has pulled on her ears, put his hand IN
her mouth, even pulled on her t**s before. She may
cry & move just out of reach but she will refuse to leave
his side. She's wonderful & we spoil her rotten lol.
If you are talking about a
If you are talking about a t** on an animal, it's spelled "teat."
teat
–noun
something resembling a teat.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/TEAT
Mammilla, that is one of the
Mammilla, that is one of the weird to say words in the English language. I get a kick out of little funny words... Like Fork.
3 years ago when I was staying in Minnesota at David's and his roommates there was a dog that loved Michael. Of course it helped Michael fed him animal crackers. But MIchael laid on him, climbed over him, pulled on his ears. Rodney just sat there loving every moment. When we were outside and Michael started to crawl too far away he would go out and lay in front of him as a distraction I guess. I was really sad when I was up there last September and Rodney was gone. Of course Derek has several other dogs, all of which Michael loved, but none were the same...
I think dogs are the best thing for ASD children. A big huge floppy gentle dog... Personally I want a pair of Dobermans but those need to be raised from puppy to full grown with the child.
Im sold on Boxers.Elsie is
Im sold on Boxers.Elsie is not only beautiful she's smart. I call her my little girl lol, okay it's official... she's REALLY spoiled =)~~~
I just had to log on a put
I just had to log on a put in my vote for Labrador Retrievers. Our old dog (sadly gone now) had a wonderful relationship with our son that lasted nearly 13 years. She was a three-year-old purebred lab we rescued from the Pound and when we first introduced her to my son, she walked up to him and sat down right beside him and looked back at us over her shoulder as if to say "Just leave things to me, I'll look after him" and she did in her own quiet, calm and efficent way for the rest of her life. We still miss her.
Our new dog waits up for him now when he is later getting home and hardly leaves his side when he is here. She a Labrador Retriever crossed with a higher-strung hunting breed (although we don't know what - maybe greyhound or lurcher). She had a history of being abused prior to our finding her in the Pound. We know this because for a long time she would cower whenever my husband or I even picked up a newspaper to read it. However, she has never become defensive or upset around my son. She always wags profusely whenever he is around and comes to him begging for pets whenever he enters the room, regardless of his mood. She stays calm and happy and this inevitably calms him. He has also been able to teach her tricks where my husband and I have failed, and I suspect she does this on purpose to ensure he gets the sense of accomplishment that goes with it. Even though she entered our family long after my son's more obvious symptoms of autism had disappeared, I think, somehow, she knows he is the special one in our group.
OK, I couldn't stop myself
OK, I couldn't stop myself from posting pictures of my dog. She's great! Really gentle. Of course, I am not a dog person. I'm a cat person. But honestly, I couldn't ask for a better dog. I feel guilty that I'm not lovey-dovey to the dog like I am with the cat. Geez, I'm glad I only have one kid. What if I favored one child over the other like I favor the cat over the dog? The cat is always the naughty, demanding one while the dog is like a well behaved perfect child. Well, at least my husband lavishes love and attention on our poor dog.