Why Dogs?
Why Dogs?
Scientific studies confirm the transformative nature of the human – canine bond, and as a result, animal assisted therapies have grown dramatically. For individuals with autism, the comfort and companionship of a well-trained dog can serve as the catalyst for remarkable changes in sleeping, eating and social behaviors.
A well-trained family pet can be a wonderful calming influence for someone who has autism. An affectionate dog provides unconditional love and daily friendship. Walking the dog provides both exercise and a “social magnet” to ease conversation with other children. Learning to care for the dog teaches responsibility and practical skills.
Our Service
Our service dogs receive extensive training and official certification to help perform functions that present a challenge for a person with a disability.
Types of Breed
Autism service dogs are called SSigDOGs, also known as social signal dogs or sensory signal dogs, and are solely trained for helping people with autism. If you’re considering purchasing or adopting a dog, it's highly suggested to get golden retrievers, labs and labradoodles (lab-poodle mixes) because these breeds tend to have a calm temperament and high intelligence.
Process
There will be small pods of puppies being trained at a time to secure quality assurance on the training. The support team will be well trained to assist in supporting the dogs as they go through the journey of becoming a service dog.
Pricing
The average autism service dog costs can be expensive to be fully trained before joining their forever family. 100% of your fees is tax-deductible and goes towards the training of a future autism service dog.
About Marching with Mikey
Founded in 2020, Marching with Mikey® is a non-profit organization that is established to bring Professional Trained Service Dogs in supporting individuals with Autism disabilities. The foundation is located in the heart of beautiful San Diego, CA where it is own and managed by Antoinette Walker (Tonie).
These contributions of differences start with wanting to be a social connection for families to get more resources to assist with their needs, questions, concerns, comments, experience, etc. We want to connect with the Autism Society with a meaningful purpose.
We are a new agency to begin a well-needed service for the Autism community. Able to share marketing with Autism supporting centers.
Finding government campaigns that will lead to more ways of support for the Autism community. Finding corporations that will get more knowledge of the struggles and success of their companies can be part of supporting.
Testimonials Coming Soon!
We’re excited to share the incredible stories from our community! Soon, you’ll hear firsthand how our dedicated therapy animals are making a life-changing impact on the lives of those with disabilities.
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