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Case study 1- We presently have several children presenting issues with entering the kitchen and eating in public. Children are developing social skills through trusting the dog despite a number of people in the room, entering the room, settling at the table, and sharing their food with the dog.
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Case study 2Building trust via pre-therapy, the dog is non-judgemental and forgiving, allowing the relationship to move on smoothly despite verbal and/or physical outbursts. The children are seeing the dog trust the adult implicitly and are, in consequence, trusting the adult that makes the dog/handler partnership.
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Case study 3Some children have shown no tenderness towards their parent, but with time, we are observing acts of great tenderness towards the dogs which are then transferring to the parent. One little boy in particular is now giving cuddle time to his mother and is starting to express emotions and communicate with words.
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Case study 4The dogs help install healthy eating routines by staying on the chair and actively showing respectful interest in the meal. Children are showing markable progress with sitting and actually eating at the table rather than grazing on sweets they can't share with dogs.
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