NORTH STAR PROGRAMS
ANGELS IN TRAINING
This video traces North Star's work with assistance dogs in training to work with children with autism during the pandemic.
ANGELS LEARN TO FLY
"Angels Learn to Fly" is a half-hour show that highlights the work of an assistance and therapy dog organization called the North Star Foundation (a nonprofi...
ANGELS AWARE
This video features North Star dogs working with their children, and traces the development of the therapeutic bond via subtitles meant to illuminate both the ongoing education as well as psychology of an autism assistance dog placement. Therapy work with North Star dogs and children is featured, along with a cameo by a rock star!
HOME BEFORE DARK
This video profiles work done with a North Star dog named Tyler, a border collie who is carefully socialized to work with a child on the autism spectrum along with a North Star golden named Stitch who works with brothers on the spectrum.
RAISING YOUR NORTH STAR
This video follows several North Star dogs as they come to bond with the children they serve, with both puppy raisers as well as puppy recipients celebrated. Early search and rescue skill development of the North Star pup is highlighted, along with demonstrations of how to support children's social/emotional development via the help of animal assisted therapy (AAT).
NORTHERN LIGHTS
This video follows North Star families as they incorporate their North Star pups into their children's therapy sessions as well as their lives, reflecting the both the charming as well as challenging moments in their canine partnerships...
PLACEMENTS IN PROGRESS
Uploaded by northstarvids on 2016-04-29.
Uploaded by northstarvids on 2016-03-30.
EDUCATION
North Star new golden placements in progress...please help support our work with children who face challenges!
North Star Oscer's first day at Vestal Middle School goes beautifully and Vestal students offer North Star a donation to help fund another child receive a North Star dog.
A music video detailing North Star's philosophy regarding the raising of children on the autism spectrum, interspersed with scenes from North Star assistance dog placements.
Uploaded by northstarvids on 2016-04-10.
Meet North Star Aquiles and his boy, JP, whose entire second grade class is waiting to welcome him in McAllen, Texas.
Patty Dobbs Gross, Founder & Executive Director of North Star, and her son Dan, a film maker on the autism spectrum, give their first presentation together at Cal State/San Bernardino ~
This is the second part of Patty & Dan's first presentation together, given at California State University at San Bernardino; it contains a video on parenting a child on the autism spectrum, Patty's Principles, as well as a Q & A ~
MUSIC VIDEOS
Colby finds his voice with the help of cutting-edge technology and old-fashioned canine companionship.
A music video showing scenes of North Star assistance dogs and puppies in training to work with children with autism.
Caleb speaks in public about his North Star dog, Shiloh.
Jake accompanies his North Star dog on a trip to a butterfly museum.
A promising North Star Foundation service dog named Rory travels to Washington D.C. on the day of Barack Obama's inauguration.
Patty gives Nola a much needed break from her ten lively pups, and puts the litter down for a nap, despite the lone holdout (Lenny, aka "the Whitewalker!)
This is a 5-minute music video preview of North Star Foundation's latest video, "Angels Aware". In this video, North Star's unique achievements, tribulations, and obstacles are illustrated...as well as the profound rewards that result.
Dan's journey from autism diagnosis to MFA graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts is reflected with the help of Arlo Guthrie, New Orleans and Amtrak...special guest appearance of North Star Lacey and her boy, Jake...
YOUNG PUPPY VIDEOS
North Star Nahly and her two puppies resume nursing after a difficult delivery...
Just a few minutes in the whelping box with Patty and Nola's pups...
Molly's pups enjoy the remaining bit of summer...
Molly's pups have their final session of Puppy K and are now on their ways to their children's hometowns to get to know their child and include them on the ground floor of training and socializing their North Star pups in training.
Lily's pups as they approach one week of age are gaining weight and being handled gently each and every day...
Lily's nine pups are now 3 weeks old and moving from the early stimulation portion of their life to the socialization phase; next stop: enrichment!
The name of the game is still socialization!
Lily's pups experience the white stuff...
Uploaded by northstarvids on 2011-08-01.
Uploaded by northstarvids on 2011-08-01.
DOCUMENTARIES
A day in the life of 12-year-old Joel Lawrence and his North Star service dog, Hero...and a glimpse into the obstacles they've overcome together.
"THE BUDDY SYSTEM" follows the stories of North Star's David and Buddy before they meet, during their first introduction, and after Buddy comes to live with the Williams family. The film captures their respective journeys as both boy and dog learn and grow together. The film also chronicles the story of Jack DeSavino and his dog "buddy" Nardi, as well as that of Patty Dobbs Gross, a pioneer in the field of breeding and training autism assistance dogs. THE BUDDY SYSTEM reveals how a dog really does make a difference in the life of a child with autism...it is currently being screened at film festivals around the country, and will be released publicly later this year! information is available upon request at https://www.facebook.com/BuddySystemFilm.
