Meet
Sir Camelot
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Service Dog
Camelot has a lot of jobs in our family - but one of his main tasks is behavior disruption. When he 'senses' that one of the boys is about to have a meltdown, he is supposed to nuzzle them, lick them, snuggle them - to help them calm down.
Last week, Samuel (8 years old) was having a major meltdown/crying fit. Camelot RAN inside and started licking his face!!! Immediately, Samuel stopped crying and sat and started to hug Cam! Meltdown DISRUPTED!
Sometimes, we guide him to sit 'over' the boys - on their laps or over their whole body - when they are crying or anxious.
(Sometimes - we have a boy do an 'over' on Cam - like here with Noah and Cam)
Today, Elizabeth (our 16 year old) ran away again from her residential placement. Samuel is very distraught about this. He is scared, it's cold outside, and it's dark, and he is very worried about her. He has 'shut down' - not talking or responding much at all.
Samuel's job after supper is to feed Cam. Cam is VERY hungry - and wants to eat FAST. Tonight - he climbed onto Samuel's legs and laid his head down. A PERFECT example of the 'over' command. However, Cam seemed to be more worried about Samuel than he was about his food.
This is TWICE in one week that Cam 'did his job' without being guided to do it!! Thank you Jesus that the '4 Paws Magic' is starting to show itself in the Beaty house.
WAY TO GO CAMELOT!!!!!
fyi - we were in the MAY 2016 class.
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