Boogie
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This is the reason I puppy walk and have a broken heart once a year xx
Keano - Guide Dog
“My guide dog Keano always goes above and beyond, without me ever having to ask.
I have an 11 year old son with autism. He has no awareness of danger so keeping him safe can be a challenge.
Ever since I got Keano. My life has become a whole lot easier in so many ways. He guides me but he also does so much more without ever being trained or asked. My son has not had a meltdown since I got Keano. That’s because Keano has alerted me to the fact that my son is becoming stressed, so I can sooth my son before it ever turns into a meltdown.
Keano has learned to follow my son. We were in an amusement arcade last summer and my son was playing one of the machines, Keano and I were standing behind him. Suddenly my son dashed off. I picked up the handle and Keano dashed off after him. Keano put his nose on my son’s tummy. He got huge praise and a treat for that. Keano guides me around the play park after my children too.
On school runs, Keano does what can only be described as herding. He makes sure that he is between my son and the road while still guiding me perfectly. If my son drifts too close to the pavement edge for Keano’s liking, Keano blocks him and gently pushes him back. If my son speeds up or slows down. Keano adjusts his own pace accordingly, all the while guiding me faultlessly. We live in a village so the school runs are on mostly quiet pavements. I always make sure that my husband is in charge of my son in town etc so that Keano can give guiding me his full attention. My eldest son tells me that Keano is still checking to see where my autistic son is though. Either Keano has a real fondness for my autistic son, or he thinks I am not a very good parent and need his help. Either way, I very much appreciate what Keano has taken upon himself to do for us. He is an amazing dog x”
This was Keano at nine months old
He has his own blog.
This is the reason I puppy walk and have a broken heart once a year xx
Keano - Guide Dog
“My guide dog Keano always goes above and beyond, without me ever having to ask.
I have an 11 year old son with autism. He has no awareness of danger so keeping him safe can be a challenge.
Ever since I got Keano. My life has become a whole lot easier in so many ways. He guides me but he also does so much more without ever being trained or asked. My son has not had a meltdown since I got Keano. That’s because Keano has alerted me to the fact that my son is becoming stressed, so I can sooth my son before it ever turns into a meltdown.
Keano has learned to follow my son. We were in an amusement arcade last summer and my son was playing one of the machines, Keano and I were standing behind him. Suddenly my son dashed off. I picked up the handle and Keano dashed off after him. Keano put his nose on my son’s tummy. He got huge praise and a treat for that. Keano guides me around the play park after my children too.
On school runs, Keano does what can only be described as herding. He makes sure that he is between my son and the road while still guiding me perfectly. If my son drifts too close to the pavement edge for Keano’s liking, Keano blocks him and gently pushes him back. If my son speeds up or slows down. Keano adjusts his own pace accordingly, all the while guiding me faultlessly. We live in a village so the school runs are on mostly quiet pavements. I always make sure that my husband is in charge of my son in town etc so that Keano can give guiding me his full attention. My eldest son tells me that Keano is still checking to see where my autistic son is though. Either Keano has a real fondness for my autistic son, or he thinks I am not a very good parent and need his help. Either way, I very much appreciate what Keano has taken upon himself to do for us. He is an amazing dog x”
This was Keano at nine months old
He has his own blog.
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but will catch up with the rest.
