Therapy Dog for Genevieve

Please help our daughter to regain her confidence, and start the next school year happy and healthy.

Genevive is eight years old and attends our local primary school with her twin brother and older sister.

Gen has Down Syndrome and has been in and out of hospital with a heart condition from birth.

Since we returned home to New Zealand two years ago, Gen has had a hard time adjusting. She’s showing some signs of autism and has become extremely anxious at school. This is negatively affecting her learning and has made life difficult for our little girl. Gen has a teacher’s aide, but sadly it’s become difficult for the school to support her. We really want to help Gen and make things more settled for her friends, classmates and teachers at school.

We would like to purchase a fully trained therapy dog for our family. Given the therapy bloodlines these dogs provide a calmness in the classroom and at home. Children with Down Syndrome and Autism are well known to have a reduced number of meltdowns and sleep better, showing lower levels of anxiety with the help of a therapy dog. These puppies have been trained from birth to provide support and help reduce anxiety in normal daily routine.

We have found a gorgeous therapy puppy through Kiwi Pride Labradoodles. Bentley the labradoodle pup has a beautiful temperament and would be a wonderful friend and support for our Gen.

The total cost of the therapy puppy, including 5-6 months specialist training, is $7800. Please help us to achieve our goal. We really appreciate your support!