Labs ‘n Life

At its simplest, Labs ‘n Life  gives young people the opportunity to assist in the training of Labrador Retrievers to be of assistance to families of children on the autism spectrum.
Students at Labs ‘n Life learn more than just how to train a dog in the process.  Working with dogs increases self esteem and sense of accomplishment; instils a work ethic and sense of responsibility; builds trust and empathy; demonstrates the value of reward and positive reinforcement; teaches anger control; communication skills, and how to meet objectives without the use of force.

The Labs ‘n Life initiative aims to build youth competencies relevant to enabling them to become responsible adults.

Labs ‘n Life dogs trained generically by young people, graduate to more specified training once a recipient autistic child and their family have been identified.