Samson is a 6 month old chocolate labrador in Miami, Florida who is being trained to assist a child with Autism. In this video trainers Jonathan and Julia are working together to simulate for Samson what it feels like to be tethered to a child. Someday Samson will be responsible for preventing his handlers (the child) from wandering off. Samson is being taught to maintain a down-stay irregardless of irritate pressure being applied by the helper dog, Bash, who is filling in for a kid ;) Trainer Julia is encouraging Bash to pull again samson, while trainer Jonathan is encouraging Samson to stay put no matter what it takes. This is particularly challenging on a slippery surface --but that was the whole challenge of today! Good boy Samson. Tethering is one of many tasks that assistance dogs for autism can be taught to preform to assist the person they love and serve.
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