Who attends training and why is it done that way?
4 Paws is one of the few agencies in the United States to work with very young children and to have no age requirement. We are the only agency existing in the United States which has been placing service dogs with children who have Autism for almost 10 years and are the leading provider of Autism and other specialty trained dogs for children. It is extremely important when working with children that the dog attach to the child from the beginning. We have found through our vast experience that if the dogs bond first with the parent it can be difficult and sometimes impossible to transfer that bond to the child. Because of this the child attends training with the dog and is there from the first meeting to begin the bonding process immediately. Although the children may not participate in training during the day after, if it is too stressful for them or they are just not able to handle it, the time at the hotel with the dog is invaluable to the success of the placement. Children who are a
