Jeff began having seizures when he was 14 years old. If Seizure Alert Service Dogs had been trained back in the 70's, perhaps Jeff would have had one, and not needed a helmet to protect him from falls when he seized.~~~It amazes me how many ways now, in this century, dogs can be trained to help!! There are dogs for autistic children. There were none when I was working with an autistic student in the 90's. "Google" alerted me to a story of a Bouvier dog which helps relieve an Illinois autistic 5 year-old boy's fear and anxiety, his tantrums and incessant handflapping, and helps him get back into focus to do what he should be doing. He spoke his first words, commanding his dog to "wait," and "hold." A wonderful miracle for that family!~~~A young teenager in our congregation who has struggled with food allergies all his life, able to eat hardly anything, is now working toward getting an Allergy Alert Service Dog which will sniff out allergies in napkin-covered food. The $7000 puppy is in Colorado, and his new owner needs traveling funds and training funds to cover a period of two years. Our communities are helping raise those funds.~~~Blind and deaf people and others with special needs can have dogs to help them be more independent in our world. There is more and more to be thankful for! (Photo is of the young Author with her dog, Fluffy, not a service dog caregiver.)
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