Autism Dog Services (ADS) is thrilled to hear that Unity for Autism has generously committed to funding the acquisition of ten additional puppies to help increase the number of children and families assisted by our service. In addition to acquiring puppies, Unity for Autism has also committed to funding the work of a skilled autism service dog instructor (Erin Finochio) to assess, train and pair our service dogs with children. These gifts enable ADS to work towards reducing the wait list and have more service dogs assisting children to achieve safety, companionship and independence. Thank you to Unity for Autism for your continued support.#unityforautism Unity for Autism

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The 50 Small Ideas with the most votes will each receive a $10,000 prize. The 10 Big Ideas with the most votes will advance to the Judging Round, for a chance to win $100,000 or $15,000. Learn more here.

We believe that good things happen when people come together. Even great things. We get to know our neighbours. We do things to help each other. We become more resilient. That’s why this year’s theme for the Aviva Community Fund is about bringing people together to create change within our community.

To celebrate 10 years of impact, we’re donating another $1 million to fund charitable initiatives across Canada. Because communities are better together.

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Aviva Community Fund

Thank you donors, sponsors, participants and volunteers who helped make the Parade of Pets & People last week a success! 

Thank you to the following donors:

Our wonderful breeders have found us some fantastic puppies.  Now all we need are amazing people in the Guelph/KW-Cambridge/Brantford/Hamilton areas to cuddle these cuties and help raise them to be successful service dogs. 

Join us for our 3rd Annual Parade of Pets & People.  

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Congratulations to the following lottery cash calendar winners:

Audited Financial Statemment (PDF)

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Summer News!

Click here to read our current ADS NEWSLETTER

Thank you to all the bidders who supported the ADS On-line Auction.  Over $2400 was raised. 

Click here to participate in the Annual On-Line Auction in support of ADS. 

Service Dog, Dessa has been placed on trial with Wyatt. Watch the video below to see their progress. 

The trial period is the time when the family is trained by ADS staff instructors on how to utilize the Service Dog paired with them at home and in public.  ADS staff provide training for the child and parents who acquire ADS Service Dogs.  Upon completion of that training, the team will formally enter our program and the Service Dog will provide assistance to the child until it's retirement.  ADS retains ownership of the Service Dogs and ADS instructors continue to provide follow-up support by phone, email and in person to all Service Dog teams as required.  

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ADS was approved for funding from The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation.  Thank you for helping us to help children with autism and related disorders.  Your support has made a huge impact on children and their families over the past three years.  

ADS is pleased to announce funding approval from Unity for Autism.  With the funds from Unity for Autism, ADS is able to continue to provide our well-trained, certified Service Dogs to chilldren in need. 

Thank you Unity for Autism for supporting us over the past three years!

Annual General Meeting

Thursday, November 23, 2017 at 7:30 pm

If you are interested in attending you can follow the live stream with this link:

To read our fall news please click here: Fall Newsletter

Below: Fluke is the latest puppy to join the ADS program.  He is pictured here getting acquainted with his new foster puppy raiser.  The puppy comes to us from Woodbend Kennels and has been sponsored by Fluke Transport.