Meet Christopher and Kobe

Christopher with Kobe a rescue dog in need of service animal training
Kobe came into my life May 2021. He has been a great support, now I just need him trained. Please consider donating so that Kobe can get properly trained. If you would like to donate, please click on the donation button, and specifically add my name or Kobe’s name to the donation.

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Hello, my name is Cristopher, and I am 16 years old. I love to play video games. I look like an average teenager but there is one problem. I am high functioning autistic with a mood disorder. While I look normal, I have a hard life. While most boys my age are out playing with friends, having fun with friends, and doing all the fun activities that teens do, I don’t. I don’t have friends and have never had a birthday party with friends. My mom has always recruited my sisters’ friends to come to my parties, she would ask her friends to bring their kids and of course my family was there. I don’t have sleep overs; I don’t hang out at the park, and I don’t have anyone to talk to. Some days it is very hard as I want to be like everyone else, but I don’t have the communication skills and I seem to make kids my age mad and not like me.

I used to have a therapy dog, she got hurt during a break in and was deemed disabled so she couldn’t go with me to the parks, school or anywhere else. While I had her she made things easy, she showed me love and she never disliked me. She was my only friend. Now that I have started high school things have gotten worse. It is hard for me to go to school as no one likes me. I know a lot of kids say that but truly I go to school, I hide from people during lunch because I don’t have friends, no one to talk to and I am lonely. At home I have a brother who is 13 and he is normal and has friends, he leaves the house and plays with them, rides bikes and has fun. The only time I talk to people is through my video games. Having a service dog would benefit me in so many ways. They will be trained to help me with a lot of things like when I have my anxiety the dog will be trained to help me. The dog will be able to go with me everywhere I go and help me with controlling the mood disorders, anxiety, PTSD, and my fears. I get angry sometimes and I know that a service dog can help with it. I won’t feel so lonely either. My mom helps me with everything, and I want to start being able to do things and not feel like my mom has to help me do things.