Service Dog for Liam

Liam came into this world 13 weeks premature facing many obstacles from day 1. He has been a fighter since the beginning. Liam received services from Help Me Grow until age 3. He then started in Occupational therapy, Speech therapy, and Physical therapy and continues those therapies today. Liam has had so many amazing breakthroughs but he still has everyday challenges and struggles. Liam is on the Autism Spectrum. Some of his struggles are physical, some are social, and some are sensory. Liam also has anxiety. This is mainly as a result of bullying and targeting he endured at school. He also had severe anxiety surrounding fire drills that he was forced to particiapte in.  His anxiety is getting worse as well. He is always worried. We hate seeing this since he has always been such a happy and loving kid.  A service dog will help Liam in a variety of ways.  It will fill a huge sensory need for Liam. It will help to alert anxiety. Liam does not advocate for himself and often cannot express when he feels anxious.  It will help with focus and calming. It can help be a social bridge. As Liam has gotten older other children are starting to bully him. Liam has a very hard time making friends. We are hoping a dog can help bridge a social and communication gap and allow Liam to make more friends.  We also have great hope that it will increase his independence and confidence. Service dogs require a great amount of training. We have done a lot of research and found the best there is. We will be using Dulebohn Dog Training and Service Dogs. Jeremy Dulebohn has over 20 years in training service dogs. We are hoping to raise $19,000 to help make this dream a reality for Liam and our family. No amount is too small. Every little bit helps get us closer to our goal. Please pray that we find the perfect dog for Liam. Thank you in advance for helping to bless our family.