Posted by judy1 on August 20, 2002, at 2:40:56
In reply to Re: I am getting an assistance dog, posted by susan C on August 19, 2002, at 22:47:20
Hi Mouse,
Thank you for the sites, they were excellent. I spoke to the trainer today and we are going to pick out a golden retriever female pup- she said in the middle of the litter (so not too shy or agressive). We'll start basic training at 12 weeks and then general obediance and retrieval (phone,etc).The last part about 12 months will be service dog training- a lot of private sessions. Last time graduation was at Disneyland, i'm freaked about that already. She said it will take a lot of work on my part to make it work but i'm optimistic because i've never si with my dogs around, they keep me grounded but aren't well trained and not the right breeds for this type of training. it's expensive- i'm buying the pup, and the organization is non-profit so they have donations to pay half- it will still cost me $3000, which is deductible. i truly hope this will change my life, my therapist certainly thinks so. take care, judy
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