Posts by Freedom Service Dogs

When Lori and Stefan received an autism diagnosis for their son, Lukas, shortly before he turned three years old, they were overwhelmed with how best to address his therapy, his schooling and, most importantly, his overall quality of life. The Colorado couple began attending as many autism conferences and peer-to-peer programs as their schedules would…

“Lyric is an enormous blessing because she not only helps me with everyday tasks, but Lyric is my voice!” – Linda, teamed with Lyric in 2013 Being in a wheelchair, people were always staring. However, after losing her speech, Linda found that people didn’t know how to react around her. She would smile and motion…

“I waited for two and a half years for Kohlie. During that time, I was essentially house bound unless someone else accompanied me. My primary exercise comes from walking, but it was impossible without a service dog. Now, Kohlie and I go everywhere together. She gave me the freedom to be independent. She gave me my…

My Best Friend Before I got Dudley, I was living alone with my mom and dad. I was having a hard time going everywhere because my brain acts in a different way than other people’s brains. I really tried to go places, but I got very nervous and didn’t have much fun. It was hard for…