Dogs with Jobs

[bonniesayers]

My son and I were watching National Geographic Channel and a story about how dogs help train bears to be scared of humans.

Well the next story was about a special education class that has autistic students and the dog from the CCI program.

I checked the website for the channel and the show will air again on November 15, these are called Dogs with Jobs and really nice stories.

I was not sure what CCI meant and found it online:

http://www.caninecompanions.org/

This is not just restricted to the blind and I have heard of other parents on autism groups that have utilized this in the past with their kids.

I have asthma and allergic to dogs and cats but I wonder if this might be worth looking into for therapy for my younger son.

Another site I found:

http://www.dogpark.com/workdhelp.html

A few weeks ago we went to Children's Hospital in Hollywood and saw dogs from possibly this organization with their trainers waiting to go see some kids.

Bonnie

[murasaki]

These programs are just great. I've often thought about volunteering to be a trainer for potential canine companions, but I don't have the time to devote to doing it properly.

--naomi