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Service Dogs & Autism

Community buys autistic teen a service dog

Eight months after Sage Creek High School’s varsity baseball team lost its “dugout guard dog” to cancer, the community helped to buy a new service dog for team assistant manager Caleb Strachan, a junior with autism. Donors gave more than $16,000. Ref. Source 3o.

Autism and Dogs Service

Can therapy dogs assist in motivating children on the autism spectrum?

A behavioral analyst who works with therapy dogs suggests using canines as a reward for completed tasks could be useful when working with children on the autism spectrum. Ref. Source 1n.