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Autism in the African American Community

6/17/2020

an overview by B.E.S.T. Service Dogs by Jan Murry Lopez, MS, Canine Life Science and Founder.

Bringing together my passion for service dogs and assisting the autism community
While researching Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with regards to the service dog
community, I discovered an organization in Detroit, Michigan called The Color of Autism
Foundation. This non-profit organization provides information and services to families
affected by autism in the Detroit African American community. The founder, Camille
Parker knew something wasn’t right when her son was born. At the age of 1 she pushed for a diagnosis and was told he had autism. She ended up quitting her job to care for him full time. She found that to get the services she needed for her son she had to fight. Her mission is to help other families navigate for services for their children so that they would not have to struggle as she has. I contacted her for her input.

Face Masks

5/19/2020

B.E.S.T. Service Dogs is now offering specialized dog themed face masks as a fundraiser during these difficult times. As most areas are requiring face masks, why not don a beautiful dog themed mask and help a non-profit at the same time?

Send a message to us at bestservicedogs@gmail.com. Include whether it is for a man, woman or child and your contact information and we will get them right out for you! Or you can also order them for your group or organization, medical office or veterinary office.

See the pictures for samples. Thank you for supporting B.E.S.T. Service Dogs!

BDOG first blog

5/5/2020

Service dogs play important roles in the lives of warriors such as war veterans, children living with autism and persons in active service. We breed dogs that, in partnership with service dog organizations, go on to become service/therapy dogs.

Our operations are fully funded by donations. Your donations are critical for us to continue doing the good work we do and helping warriors lead full and productive lives.

We welcome recurring monthly and yearly donations to help us stay in the business of breeding and training dogs that go on to serve others. Help us serve others with your donations.

We Need a Radical Generosity Revolution

1/21/2020

I copied this from an email I got regarding Giving Tuesday this past December, and I wanted to share it. They say it way better than I could. Giving Tuesday is a global movement and not just a fundraising day. It's all about giving: Your time, your talent, your money, your support to bring more generosity in an incredibly self centered world. I am happy to be a part of that day and of that revolution. Thank you all for your continued support of B.E.S.T. Changing the world one dog at a time!

We've spent the past four weeks putting together the first ever GivingTuesday impact report and it's incredibly humbling to get to pour through, uncover, and get inspired by all of the acts of giving that happens on December 3.

Watching the tidal wave of generosity on GivingTuesday is like watching a murmuration of starlings — the almost magical, yet highly regimented, coordination and simultaneous action of many individual beings to create a sweeping, unified effect — joyful to behold.

B.E.S.T. Service Dogs

1/21/2020

In the midst of the holiday season, we have one day devoted solely to generosity, compassion and giving back to a cause we care about. After the buying frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday - and it starts RIGHT NOW.

B.E.S.T. Service Dogs is committed to producing the healthiest, most perfectly fabulous Labrador Retriever puppies to service dog organizations that support families with children on the autism spectrum and to wounded warriors, our veterans who give so unselfishly to our country.

Taking the the bad with the good...

9/27/2019

I had posted that we would have some exciting news this week and we certainly did! but there was bad news as well. We were hoping to hear the Starry had finally conceived and we would be expecting a litter. However, it was not to be. We did everything EXACTLY right, dates, many, many tests, many vet visits, Artificial Insemination and no pups on the ultrasound. Even our reproductive specialist, Dr. Bruce Christensen, was at a loss as to why this happened. I am devastated as she is the daughter of my dear Skye who's pedigree goes back to my first dog I bred in the early 90's. We will try one more time next year, but she will be done after that.

It's Happening!

8/29/2019

After much ado, we had Starry inseminated this week! We won't know if it took for another 30 days, but we will post here when we find out.

For this breeding we went with Fiesta's Native Legend at Spirithawk- "Kokopelli".

Waiting for Godot

8/17/2019

Well it's been a bit since I wrote, but we have been patiently waiting for Starry girl to start her cycle so we could have some puppies! We had hoped for 2 litters this year, but it wasn't to be. Starry has waited almost exactly a year to begin her cycle and we had to give it a little push with some medication. We are still waiting although things look promising. She has been to the vet weekly ($$) for the last month and she still walks in with a

happy trot even though she must know they are going to poke her again.

Tomorrow starts Amazon Prime Day!

7/15/2019

As we know there are a lot of deals that happen in the next couple of days, and you can easily shop while donating to B.E.S.T. Service Dogs!

Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/82-3100846 and AmazonSmile donates to B.E.S.T. Service Dogs! It's the same deals, the same prices, but Amazon will donate to the non-profit for all the sales made in the next two days.

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