Helping
Special Needs Children gain independence, confidence and success whilst
enjoying the companionship, loyalty and love only a dog can give.
Autism Assistance Dogs
Smart
Pups Service Dogs are tested and qualify for Full Public Access (just
like a guide dog). We train Assistance Dogs “task specific” for special
needs children and in particular we specialise in training dogs for
children within the Autism Spectrum.
Autism Assistance Dogs are specially trained to help children who
have any disability falling in the Autism spectrum. These dogs are
trained to disrupt behaviour outside of the child’s set behavioural
patten. In addition, these dogs can be trained to track the child should
he or she wander away. Autism Assist Dogs can become “extra help” when
out in public by having the child tethered to the dog who will act as an
anchor instead of having to be held by hand.
The most important aspect is the hope that the child will build a
trusting relationship with their dog. Regardless of what advanced skills
Autism Assistance Dogs might be trained to do, their primary purpose is
to provide a best friend, confidant and playmate for a child who almost
always has few friends.
Smart Pups Assistance Dogs, on the Sunshine Coast, are the only
Association in Queensland training dogs for children within the Autism
Spectrum. Just as Seeing Eye dogs make the world more navigable for the
blind, specially trained service dogs are now also helping children with
Autism achieve success and independence. These canine companions aid
children through everyday social challenges and help lower children’s
overall stress levels.
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