Hey, so I know this might seem a little strange, but I figured this would be the appropriate area to post this. I'll be getting a service dog here soon, and I'm pretty excited about it. Since I officially walk with a cane when I'm not moving about the house, he'll be trained to pick up things that I drop and open automatic doors, but he'll also be trained to aid me in public with what my doctor deems is severe anxiety disorder (recognizing if I'm in distress, removing me from a crowded area, retrieving someone/something [ie medication] on command if needed) stuff like that. The docs are all on board and think it's a great idea, but despite their support, I got denied from most of the programs I applied to, so I decided to talk to a trainer that knew what they were doing and find a breeder down here with a reputation for breeding really well-tempered dogs. My trainer has been in the biz for about 20 years and is going down to evaluate seven standard poodle puppies in August from a breeder a few hours from here. Six of them are puppy puppies, so we'd have to start from scratch. One of them is eight months old. She's going to evaluate all seven and pick the one with the best temperament and drive for the job. I'm having pretty much nothing to do with it, because I've -seen- the puppies, and of course, my first reaction was "OH my god, they are so cute!" ....So I'm leaving it up to her to pick the best one.
So I GUESS my question is, in a community the size of PF, I was kind of wondering if anyone else had a service animal, or had experience training or working with them at all? This will be my first time dealing with one, but the breeder and the trainer both have been really helpful. The trainer suggested I set up a gofundme account, and I've found a really supportive group of people on facebook that I can go to with my generally goofy noobish questions. But since I've been a member here for a while (albeit gone for a little bit) I got kinda curious if anyone around here had one, or had any experience working with them.
So I GUESS my question is, in a community the size of PF, I was kind of wondering if anyone else had a service animal, or had experience training or working with them at all? This will be my first time dealing with one, but the breeder and the trainer both have been really helpful. The trainer suggested I set up a gofundme account, and I've found a really supportive group of people on facebook that I can go to with my generally goofy noobish questions. But since I've been a member here for a while (albeit gone for a little bit) I got kinda curious if anyone around here had one, or had any experience working with them.
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