This is part of the reason service dog organizations that place
service dogs with children tend to have very long wait lists — an average of five to ten years, some even higher!
Dogs with child history tend to be adopted more quickly so you will need to diligently watch our postings and stay in contact with your adoption counselor.
4 Paws for Ability is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to place quality service
dogs with children with disabilities and veterans who have lost use of limbs or hearing; help with animal rescue, and educate the public regarding use of service dogs in public places.
We were the first agency to place highly skilled
assistance dogs with children with FASD, and as far as we have seen, the only agency making these placements specifically trained for kids on the FASD spectrum and / or exposed to drugs prenatally.
Additionally, the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) will not place
dogs with children whose school will not allow a service dog.
Example 3: Many veterinarians advise that Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers are the
best dogs with children.
Interested in dedicating your next special event to support our mission to place task - trained
service dogs with children and veterans with disabilities?
For each shake sold (at $ 5.99 each), $ 2 will be donated to nonprofit organization Canine Companions for Independence, which pairs trained
assistance dogs with children and veterans as well as adults with disabilities.
Alaskan Malamutes are patient with children, but should always be supervised during play (as should
any dog with children).
Never leave
a dog with a child unsupervised, no matter its size.
For over 40 years, Canine Companions for Independence has been enhancing the lives of people with disabilities by training and placing more than 5,500 assistance dogs with program graduates, including more than 250 dogs with military veterans and more than 1,500
dogs with children.
Charity policy is not to rehome
any dogs with children under 10 years old.
The researchers worked with Canine Assistants, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and placement of service
dogs with children and adults who have physical disabilities or other special needs.
Check out this video and learn more about why 4 Paws is so passionate about placing service
dogs with children!
Any extra funds that come in as a result of your efforts support the placement of another service
dog with a child or veteran.
Because we believe that we are responsible for being the best possible stewards of the resources given to us by loving and supportive donors while meeting our mission to place excellent task trained service
dogs with children and veterans, we breed our own dogs.
When you are approaching
a dog with your child, pay attention to the dog's body language.