Re: Ping Bill "Frisbee" Dude...and anyone else this might apply to...

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:58:17 GMT, Bill Lang
<wjlmutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu 31 Jan 2008 12:34:13p, Peach (strawberry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
wrote
On Jan 31, 10:07 am, "Frisbee®" <bi...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jan 31, 8:26 am, Peach <strawbe...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Parents of children with special needs, namely autistic,
Asperger's, etc.  I want to know how many of you have pets.
(Primarily dogs, cats...the cuddly kind of pets.)  If not,
why not?

There is a method to my madness...and it's because of my
nephew that I ask this.

Pets are generally a good idea for almost any kid, and ours are
no exception.  Both my boys love all animals, but we do wonder
sometime if they realize that they are actually living things
with physical feelings and not just stuffed animals, which they
also both love. We've got a toy-sized poodle
mix-with-something-god-knows-what called Jojo.  They don't
spend an inordinant amount of time with them, and sometimes one
of the boys can get a little too obsessed with teasing the poor
dog to the point that we're pretty sure it's gonna snap
(figuratively and literally).

Our dog is ridiculously hyper and I'd recommend that your
nephew be introduced to a dog on the calmer side.  I flat-out
think our dog is nuts.  If any family member touches any other
family member, the dog seems to go nuts barking and carrying
on.  We don't know if it's jealousy or what.  As long as he's
the focus of attention, there's no problem.

Hope this has helped some.

It does help.... here is why I ask:

My sister has a Corgi and (IMO) my nephew ruined that dog. It's
vicious now. She doesn't seem to see that, though, and now she
is looking to buy a Brussels Griffon--smaller dog. She has an
animal need--she has always loved pets. Anyway, he has never
been diagnosed Aspergers, although that has always been my
leaning. He has been diagnosed ADHD and is on medication.
However, he still has no control over his impulses. He teases
and is way too rough with dogs. (He nearly injured my mom's
chihuahua numerous times during their last visit.) Their Corgi
is mean as hell now... my sister's response (sweet Mom voice),
"Well, I'll just tell him that he needs to be gentle with this
one....that if he is mean to it, it's going to have to go into
its kennel." blah blah blah..... but see, he doesn't think
logically like that. He doesn't *think* at all. Does this make
sense?? (And, personally, I think he should go into the
kennel--not punish the dog for his behavior.)

Just my 2 cents, she may want to look for a dog that's more laid
back. Not sure of a little dog that fits that category. Labs are
easily the best answer, but that might not suit their living
conditions.

That's pretty much my thinking as well. A mature larger dog (like a
Lab) is generally more laid back. Breeds used as service dogs
(Goldies, Labs and German Shepherds) may be best.
--
"Nothing shocks me. I'm a scientist."
- Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
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