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How Jim and Susan Wagner Are Training Dogs For The ‘Perfect Fit’

90.5 WESA | By WESA Staff

Published March 28, 2014 at 3:30 AM EDT

Read and watch a story about Jim and Susan Wagner as part of a series honoring the individuals who make a difference in people’s lives: 90.5 WESA Celebrates People Making a Difference.

Jim and Susan have turned their love for dogs into helping children with autism.

A few years ago, they were at a fundraiser for a little girl who had seizures and had a service dog. Jim has been working with children with autism for 20 years and it gave him the idea that these dogs could be trained to help children with autism.

This lead to creation Perfect Fit Canines, a training program that matches dogs with those children in need.