Find Your Perfect Companion at Island Labradors Breeder

We are accepting applications for a fully trained service dog.  Fill out contact your information from this website. We are currently training a new service dog that has not been assigned to a family. Hurry and apply if you are interested!

AN AUTISM SERVICE DOG OR PTSD SERVICE DOG CAN HELP A CHILD WITH AUTISM IN SO MANY WAYS:

We know obtaining a service dog can often be too difficult financially for some families budget so we will work with you to help make your dream come true. Contact us and see if we can help with tasks like interrupting panic attacks, providing deep pressure therapy, and creating a physical buffer, which builds emotional resilience, increases independence, and improves social engagement, helping them manage symptoms like hypervigilance and flashbacks to reclaim normalcy and quality of life.

Increase Safety:
Many children with autism have no concept of danger and run away. Macy’s Autism Pals dogs can be tethered to Clients child and trained to take commands from handler. The tether prevents the child from going any further than it allows and provides parents with an added sense of security.

Increase Socialization:  

Provide Stability: Children with autism often have a difficult time transitioning to new environments and may experience sensory overload. The service dog remains a constant in their life and provides stability. Having a “constant” companion allows the child to focus on the service dog as opposed to the new environment. This assists the child in dealing with a new situation or change in routine. Service dogs can be used to help obtain better sleep patterns for children and parents by having the dog sleep with their child in their child’s room.

Reduce Outbursts: 

Macy’s Autism Pals Autism Service dogs help disrupt behaviors by making contact with the child by touch or by laying on the child’s lap. With screaming or other outbursts, the dog may act as a tactile distraction to redirect the child to a more positive behavior. Some dogs will learn this behavior over time or can be trained to proactively perform a “snuggle”.

We start with a puppy in our breeding program.