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“From manic pup to calm support dog”

written by HayleyKB on 08/07/2018

Back in March we introduced a working cocker pup into our family with the hope of working the dog with some of our hawks, she quickly decided to latch onto our toddler who is autistic and is currently awaiting major brain surgery.

It soon became very clear that the pup was his best friend and they became very attached to each other, our hopes of using her for flushing vanished and we quickly realised what a positive impact she had on our child.

He struggled to interact with us and was pretty much non verbal until the dog came along, he started interacting and playing with her and she seemed aware of his needs and would lie with him gently nudging him if he had a meltdown. Our biggest problem was she was such a lively pup and would barge her way out of doors at 100mph regardless of who was in the way, we knew that with our toddlers upcoming brain surgery we couldnt risk this and after many hours of research and debating what was best for us and the dog we decided to send her for training.

It wasnt an easy decision, we knew how close the bond was between the pair of them, we just wanted to ensure she was calmer around him and had good manners.

From the original email to the handover training session we have been delighted, our trainer took it all on board as to how the dog needed to be calmer and to be his service dog, throughout her stay We were sent pictures and videos for our son as he found the seperation from his dog difficult to deal with.

The end result is absolutely fantastic and we are amazed at her progress!!
She is so much calmer, walks closely on the lead, doesnt charge around the house like a loonatic and her manners mean our little boy is safe around her.

Her training has exceeded our expectations by far and we highly recommend adolescent dogs and have already done so to other parents with special needs children who want the perfect buddy for their child.

A huge heartfelt thankyou to Adolescent dogs for making our sons best friend a top dog!!