Re: Pet relationships

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I think ANY 3 year old is too young for a pet. When I was secreatry of a kennel club, I always told people to wait until their child was at least 6. Now my own son grew up with dogs but they were MY dogs and I am an experienced dog trainer. NO small child should left alone with a dog! NEVER!

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We have black shepard that we got over a year ago. zoe does really great with this dog and he is protective of her. we got the dog at age 10 weeks old. he has learn on her aggressive days to stay clear of her. At times though he does take a kick or a hit as he passes, all in all it is a good experience for us. Bettysilveroak83404 wrote: I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure disorder) a puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of

extreme gentleness to periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does anyone have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems with autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the dog for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.All and any ideas are welcome.Ralph mom to zoe age 5 Yahoo IM::: family4jesus85 MSN IM::::: powell85@...

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i have a 17 year old son who is autistic and has a seizure disorder also. I have had a cat for about 6 months now and I am sure that he is very jealous of the cat. I feed the cat so of course the cat likes being around me. I have tried to get my son to feed and to pet the cat but he won't have anything to do with him. The reason why I say he is jealous is because whenever I talk to the cat my son starts to get real irritated. He has hit the cat a couple of times which almost made me get rid of the cat but I decided to keep it and my son will just have to get used to it and stop getting jealous. He's getting a little better because he knows he is not going to get his way. Sorry, I know this is not advise on what to do but I just thought I would share my story with you. Good luck.silveroak83404 wrote: I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure disorder) a puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of extreme gentleness to periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does anyone have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems with autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the dog for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.All and any ideas are welcome.Ralph

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my son has been raised around cats and dogs. He was taught young to pet the puppy/kitty nicely, and if he hits puppy./kitty it causes an owie. He is 5. Angsilveroak83404 wrote: I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure disorder) a puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of extreme gentleness to periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does anyone have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems

with autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the dog for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.All and any ideas are welcome.RalphHarmony Mission Shops http://stores.ebay.com/Harmony-Mission-Shops?refid=store

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We got a dog for our son 4 months ago. He is 7 (my son) and the dog

is 10 months now. I keep an eye on them all the time because I did

notice he plays rough with her sometimes not knowing how to measure

what he does. Everytime he does something to her I talk and explain

to him why is not a good idea and the fact that if keeps on happening

another family has to keep her. He loves her to death, sleeps in his

room and gives him emotional support when needed. I let him learn

little by little and always watch what they do. So far the dog has

been a great asset for him.

Good luck

Tania

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> I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure disorder) a

> puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of extreme gentleness to

> periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does anyone

> have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems with

> autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning

> experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the dog

> for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.

>

> All and any ideas are welcome.

>

> Ralph

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My son 3 1/2 does the same thing and then when our cat meows angrily at him he has a meltdown like somebody's ripped out his heart. The mood swings sometimes make me psychotic. But it's our daughter that we watch out for bc she secretly hurts the cat. Our psychologist told us to get rid of it, but i refuse too. This is bc by removing the temptation she is not learning and may proceed to do other things later in life. She's not autistic but the psychologist thinks pre-aspergers. She has a REALLY hard time dealing with Dorian and our lifestyle bc she doesn't live life like all of her other friends. It's hard for her. I also believe she's dyslexic like her father bc she doesn't understand simple phonics. So when I talk to her about things she's just not mentally there. She doesn't understand what we say. But everytime she falls or gets hurt I say "you know when you hit or do whatever to our cat that's how she feels it really hurts her" By using different scenarios she's really starting to come around, but we've been working with a psych dr now with her for 12 weeks on it, so it's been a lot of hard work.

alena Re: Pet relationshipsTo: AutismBehaviorProblems > my son has been raised around cats and dogs. He was taught > young to pet the puppy/kitty nicely, and if he hits puppy./kitty > it causes an owie. He is 5.> > Ang> > silveroak83404 wrote:> I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure > disorder) a > puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of extreme gentleness > to > periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does > anyone > have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems with > autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning > experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the > dog > for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.> > All and any ideas are welcome.> > Ralph> > > > > > > Harmony Mission Shops> http://stores.ebay.com/Harmony-Mission-Shops?refid=store> > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Don't pick lemons.> See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.

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Hello Ralph,

I am a long time animal lover from a family that trained hunting dogs

when I was young. I deliberately waited until my son was about 1-2 yrs

old before I got another dog since previous one died of old age. This

was before we were diagnosed w/autism and had the many behavioral issues

we have now (son is 8). I have to say I was lucky because our dog grew

along with us regarding these problems. He was allowed to have a pretty

stress-free beginning and was slowly eased into this different type of

life. He is 6 yrs old now and handles everything very well. He will come

to me and give me that 'look' when I know he is getting bothered. It

sounds mushy but this is the best dog I have ever had, he has saved my

son's life more than once during escape attempts and even stood in the

street facing cars because he wouldn't leave my son. If anyone does

decide to get a dog for their special needs child, I would think long

and hard about what kind of behaviors the animal will be put through. If

you take a puppy and it is not just handled roughly (dogs play rough)but

downright abused, hit, kicked, and hurt all the time you are possibly

creating a big problem. An abused, stressed animal is a dangerous

animal. On the other hand, if you think you're child will do ok, a dog

can be a great companion for them. Some people might consider an older,

adult dog who does well with kids as a more stable alternative than the

puppy-raised-in-fear choice. Either way I would definitely pick a larger

breed for sturdiness and herding/hunting types for protectiveness. My

dog is half red/blue heeler (big boy). Include your child in feeding,

brushing, walking the dog, this will help with bonding and making it

fun. Good Luck!

In Hope, Shauna

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> I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure disorder) a

> puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of extreme gentleness to

> periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does anyone

> have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems with

> autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning

> experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the dog

> for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.

>

> All and any ideas are welcome.

>

> Ralph

>

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Shauna,

Any particular breed(s) you think would be better with kids like ours?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Pet relationships

Hello Ralph,I am a long time animal lover from a family that trained hunting dogswhen I was young. I deliberately waited until my son was about 1-2 yrsold before I got another dog since previous one died of old age. Thiswas before we were diagnosed w/autism and had the many behavioral issueswe have now (son is 8). I have to say I was lucky because our dog grewalong with us regarding these problems. He was allowed to have a prettystress-free beginning and was slowly eased into this different type oflife. He is 6 yrs old now and handles everything very well. He will cometo me and give me that 'look' when I know he is getting bothered. Itsounds mushy but this is the best dog I have ever had, he has saved myson's life more than once during escape attempts and even stood in thestreet facing cars because he wouldn't leave my son. If anyone doesdecide to get a dog for their special needs child, I would think

longand hard about what kind of behaviors the animal will be put through. Ifyou take a puppy and it is not just handled roughly (dogs play rough)butdownright abused, hit, kicked, and hurt all the time you are possiblycreating a big problem. An abused, stressed animal is a dangerousanimal. On the other hand, if you think you're child will do ok, a dogcan be a great companion for them. Some people might consider an older,adult dog who does well with kids as a more stable alternative than thepuppy-raised- in-fear choice. Either way I would definitely pick a largerbreed for sturdiness and herding/hunting types for protectiveness. Mydog is half red/blue heeler (big boy). Include your child in feeding,brushing, walking the dog, this will help with bonding and making itfun. Good Luck!In Hope, Shauna>> I got my son (3 1/2, high functioning autism & seizure disorder) a> puppy for x-mas. He goes through periods of extreme gentleness to> periods of absolute aggressive roughness with the dog. Does anyone> have any past experiences with pets and benefits/problems with> autisitic boys? I thought it would be a companion and learning> experience for him, but lately I can't leave him alone with the dog> for fear he will hurt the animal by his rough handling.>> All and any ideas are welcome.>> Ralph>