First I would love to explain and help people
and families who are in need of a service dog
that cannot afford one.
Yes these dogs start at $20,000 and up for a
good service dog.
What I am we do is donate a dog and my time
in training her with the person who needs
her. Please understand this is no small task,
you must be willing to commit your time and
love, also understand the process in training a
great service dog.
So let me explain the procedure that we would
go thru with the dog and if you feel you can
commit your time, love, and patience you just
might have a GREAT SERVICE DOG for less
than $1,000.00 dollars.
Since Missy is only 14 months old we will
begin with obdience training which intails
working with me one hour a week, and
commiting to working with Missy 11 mins a
day on her new task. You ask why only 11
mins a day, a dog is like a child or a person
we only have so much attention span, some
more than others with a dog it is 1 min per
month so since Missy is 11 months old we will
spend 11 mins on her new command. Also
Missy will be with you on a 24/7 basis which
is part of the bonding process. Remember a
service dog is not a pet, the dog becomes part
of you, the extention of you that needs help.
After we complete the obience training we
certifiy her with the Canine Good Citizen.
Once that is done the real job begins, we start
taking the dog to places you would normally
go to, for example the mall, the store, where
ever you go we start when these area's are
quiet and not crowded so we do not over
whelm the dog. We learn to go up and down
elevators, escalators, stairs, learning to sit
under a table while you eat in a resturant,
even shopping at the food store. While we are
exposing her to your world we also begin
training her for your disability whether it be
getting the phone for you, opening a door or
drawer, picking up objects that you cannot,
even search and rescue if you have an autistic
child who wonders off or runs.
Believe me this takes a lot of time and effort
on everyone's part... after we have achieved
the level of service you need we then test the
dog for a service dog certifaction. Once the
dog is certified and badged we are good to
go. Always remember you will alway be
teaching your dog new things as the years go
on and your needs change. So this is a life
time commitment for you and your Angel.
Please just email and we can discuss any
questions you have about service dogs