Susan Williamson
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Susan Williamson
backyard matter molly open time
Because of that, we thought search-and-rescue would be important training. I think it's only a matter of time before Molly will try to open the backyard gate. It could be a matter of months.
autistic children hard lack people pet speech talk time
Autistic children have a hard time making friends. In Molly's case, her lack of speech doesn't help. We would be encouraging people to talk to her and pet her dog.
function instinct molly run sees stopped
If Molly sees a lake, her instinct is to run into it. She would just keep going if no one stopped her. That would be an important function of the dog.