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SCHICKSALE - Er liebt ihn wie einen Bruder: Labrador Olli und der autistische George geniessen eine besondere Verbindung
George and Ollie (PA Real Life/Collect) *** Mum opens up about the moving bond between her autistic son and his specially
trained golden Labrador
By Harriet Whitehead, PA Real Life
A mum has given a moving account of the amazing bond between her autistic son and
the specially trained golden Labrador he calls his 'wonder dog' and loves like a
brother.
Soon after their son, George, 10, was diagnosed with autism and Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 2016, fundraising consultant Anna Roche, 47, and
Gordon Mitchell, 45, who works in IT, adopted the canny canine to help him.
Now the relationship between the boy and his four-legged best friend is "astonishing,"
according to Anna, of Maidenhead, Berkshire, who said: George loves Ollie more
than anything in the world and sees him as a sibling. They are always side by side.
Ollie helps regulate him and keep him safe. He will corral him like a sheepdog and
round him up if he runs off which he often does!
Anna, who plans to leave work and care for George full-time, and Gordon adopted
Ollie, now six, from a charity called Woofability, which is sadly now defunct.
We met a couple of dogs, but the charity paired Ollie with George because he was
energetic," said Anna.
He was this young, tiny, energetic thing, but he also had this calming effect, which
comes naturally to Labradors. He was loving and nurturing, and boy and dog quickly
became best pals.
Although George is fearless, he was nervous of dogs until he met Ollie. As soon as
he saw him, he was cuddling up to him.
Every day Ollie accompanies George on the 10 minute drive to sch ool and says
goodbye at the gates, before being there to meet him at the end of the day where he
laps up the attention from the other children, who all give him cuddles.
Being greeted by Ollie at the end of each day makes George really happy," said
Anna. "The welcome you get from a dog is second to none.
Hes just so happy to see George, which helps with se
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