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Originally Posted by mscat  Thank you,
This is what I am looking for, is ideas. SUZI is my Service dog, due to my serious /multiple psychatric conditions. My son who will be 16 yrs old, has High functioning autism, along with cognitive delays, meaning mild Mental retardation which makes him seem like he is much younger then he really is at his age. With the autism, he has narrow intersts. his our dates or actors and acteress, movies, dates of deaths, births , when people are born, when they acted in a movie.
A great distraction is the DOG> My Dog. Suzi is usually always with me. UNtil My kid distracts her .Which is mostly all the time when he's home. COnfuses Suzi, of course, she is a friendly little sweet dog , though, but he has nicknames for her too.
My son has severe allergies> the dog would have to be a hypo allergenic kind. I am unsure if it ought to be a grown dog. I have thought the dog would have or could have behavioral issues already? and wating to train a dog for a service animal then it is best to start out as a puppy, correct? We live in a apartment, so the dog needs to be small.
Any other suggestion? Even a mixed breed? A yorkie Poo? I wonder who breeds them in my area? I am not fond of CHi's That is a no go . I think Anther Yorkie would be ok? Just not a super tiny ! Any other suggestions? |
hmm, other small hypoallergenic breeds that would be good with your son. Since he is allergic i don't think i would recommend a mixed breed now, you never know what your gonna get with a mix, even if you mix two hypoallergenic breeds together. i wouldn't chance it. But here are some breeds that might be good: Poodle (toy or mini), Min. Schnauzer, Shih-tzu, maltese, or havanese.
Or what about applying for a dog through a company that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. I'm sure they get people with allergies so they must have some hypoallergenic dogs too. this place
TLCAD provides service dogs to people in san diego county (i'm not sure where your from exactly) and they train for autism. There are probably others like this one in CA (since its a huge state) and they might be able to help you.