Below are some of our success stories.
ADS is proud to provide our clients with
their newest family members - dogs who
are able to deliver numerous benefits
to children with autism.

Hi Ladies. What a fun night last night...as usual! Spending time with such a wonderful group of ladies. I wanted to thank Sue for organizing another great celebration and for suggesting Autism Dog Services as the charity to support this time around. I also want to thank the birthday ladies, Janet, Lee and Melanie for accepting donations to ADS in lieu of birthday gifts. There are so many great charities out there to support but the really wonderful thing about ADS is that every single penny of every donation goes directly to providing the training and support of the amazing animals that can offer so much assistance and make such a difference in the life of a child with autism and in the lives of all the family members of those kids. It is hard to comprehend how much of a difference these amazing animals can make...but I've seen it myself and it's just remarkable. Children who could never sleep on their own are now sleeping without having to have a parent in bed with them, because the dog calms them down. Kids can take the dogs into stressful environments such as schools, malls, restaurants and this keeps them secure and calm. Parents can breathe a sigh of relief when going on an outing and knowing their child cannot run into the middle of the road or take off in a public place because they are tethered to the dog and that keeps them safe. It offers independence and security as well as a loving companion. These are all things we wish for our little Eric now that he has Maris. Of course the cost of training these animals is so high and all of ADS is paid for by fundraising and charitable donations.
So I just wanted to thank all of you who came last night and supported this very tiny, yet very significant charity!
It means so much to our entire family to have such supportive friends!

Thanks from all of us...especially Eric!!!

xoxox
Cathy

Since my son Alex received Ruby, his service dog 4 months ago our lives have changed. This 15 month old yellow lab has helped my son sleep through the night without me beside him. I finally get to sleep and Alex has the security of knowing Ruby is right by his side. It warms my heart to see Alex actually interacting with Ruby, playing hide and seek, and running in the park with her. Wade has been right there through all of this. I'm able to call or email him with questions or concerns and he gets right back to me. Thanks to Wade and Autism Dog Services my life and my sons' is so much better!

Leslie Wong

Wade and Autism Dog Services have been nothing but a god send to my daughter and our family. My 6 year old daughter has autism and our dog Spencer has made such a amazing impact in her life. He has provided her with the grounding and security that many kids with autism lack.

Wade has become an important part of our family and has given us a new direction in our lives. He has been a incredible dog trainer, friend and confidant. There has never been a problem too big or small that Wade will not help with when it comes to the training of Spencer. He invests the time and energy required in order to have a well balanced service dog. I had been searching for quite a long period of time for a program or trainer that would aid us in providing a autism service dog for Christina. I found a lot of trainers were making unrealistic promises and offering to train a dog for us without even assessing our situation or if a dog would even work into our hectic lives. When I spoke to Wade there was no promises, he told me the sacrifices that would have to be made and the amount of time we as a family would have to invest. Right away after our first conversation I knew this was the trainer for us. I also respected the fact that he wanted to come out to the house a few times and spend some time with our family and Christina to make sure that this was something that would work for us. Right then and there I knew this was going to work and we never looked back.

Monique.