Dog Owner Chat v2

[Firefly_Dreamer]

Hey guys, changing the topic here... Does anyone know anything about Service dogs, more specifically, Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs?)

I've been needing one for a while but i can't find any organizations that provide for free, especially in or near my state (Wisconsin if you need to know for helping me to find organizations)

I have mailed 9 different organizations asking for help and have received no responses yet. i have also emailed three and not recieved responses yet.

Ones that i have looked at that do free dogs are Custom Canine Service Dogs which doesn't train any medical alert dogs (seizure not diabetic), Capable Canines of Wisconsin , which charges 8 - 25 thousand dollars! they will help you to fundraise, but still, i am from a low-income family. The one that I want to Apply for is 4 Paws for Ability, but my mom has issues with going to ohio for two weeks while she's pregnant. We're still talking about that one. You also have to fundraise 14,000 dollars with them to get the dog.

What I am asking is for help in researching organiations that will provide dogs for no cost to the applicant, or for grants that would help to pay for the dog. Even organiations that will provide for a minimal cost that would help.

Please pm me, i really need help in learning how to do this.

[catcher.]

I'm not scared of nor hate any certain breed, but big dogs jumping and trying to nip me? I do not feel safe around.

[Imzadi83]

Hey guys, changing the topic here... Does anyone know anything about Service dogs, more specifically, Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs?)

I've been needing one for a while but i can't find any organizations that provide for free, especially in or near my state (Wisconsin if you need to know for helping me to find organizations)

I have mailed 9 different organizations asking for help and have received no responses yet. i have also emailed three and not recieved responses yet.

Ones that i have looked at that do free dogs are Custom Canine Service Dogs which doesn't train any medical alert dogs (seizure not diabetic), Capable Canines of Wisconsin , which charges 8 - 25 thousand dollars! they will help you to fundraise, but still, i am from a low-income family. The one that I want to Apply for is 4 Paws for Ability, but my mom has issues with going to ohio for two weeks while she's pregnant. We're still talking about that one. You also have to fundraise 14,000 dollars with them to get the dog.

What I am asking is for help in researching organiations that will provide dogs for no cost to the applicant, or for grants that would help to pay for the dog. Even organiations that will provide for a minimal cost that would help.

Please pm me, i really need help in learning how to do this.

Have you considered looking to local trainers to see if there's one in your area who trains DADs? They might be cheaper then a larger organization and though you'd have to pay for the dog itself maybe they could give you a discount on training as a tax write off or for helping to promote them as a trainer.

[Rainbow Dash]

Cardinal: Now that's an adorbs dog. I think I just automatically squee at dogs with eyebrows. Weirdest thing.

Hey guys, changing the topic here... Does anyone know anything about Service dogs, more specifically, Diabetic Alert Dogs (DADs?)

I've been needing one for a while but i can't find any organizations that provide for free, especially in or near my state (Wisconsin if you need to know for helping me to find organizations)

I have mailed 9 different organizations asking for help and have received no responses yet. i have also emailed three and not recieved responses yet.

Ones that i have looked at that do free dogs are Custom Canine Service Dogs which doesn't train any medical alert dogs (seizure not diabetic), Capable Canines of Wisconsin , which charges 8 - 25 thousand dollars! they will help you to fundraise, but still, i am from a low-income family. The one that I want to Apply for is 4 Paws for Ability, but my mom has issues with going to ohio for two weeks while she's pregnant. We're still talking about that one. You also have to fundraise 14,000 dollars with them to get the dog.

What I am asking is for help in researching organiations that will provide dogs for no cost to the applicant, or for grants that would help to pay for the dog. Even organiations that will provide for a minimal cost that would help.

Please pm me, i really need help in learning how to do this.

Have you considered looking to local trainers to see if there's one in your area who trains DADs? They might be cheaper then a larger organization and though you'd have to pay for the dog itself maybe they could give you a discount on training as a tax write off or for helping to promote them as a trainer.

DADs are a small portion of dogs with uncanny sensing abilities, then they have to have the right temperament to be a service dog and trained to hone their high scenting abilities. It's a fraction of a fraction which is why these dogs are so expensive and hard to find. Unfortunately while training helps, not just any trainer or any dog is gonna cut it. It's a specialized field that's in demand and promising to promote doesn't pay the trainer's bills.

The bad news is the chance you'll get a DAD for free or less than a few grand is very small. The training and vetting process takes time and time is money. Service dogs that are properly vetted out for good temperaments, trained by specialized trainers, and sometimes bred specifically for that special nose are going to be expensive. I hate to be a negative Nancy but there is some good news.

The good news is that some organizations do offer layaways and financial scale sliding. You just have to ask how their payment system works. I'm not sure about insurance coverage or if service dogs are partially covered by insurance, that you may have to look up. I may just be bitter about my insurance, but seeing how healthy insurance's job is to avoid paying for things I wouldn't count too much on health insurance. If you do decide to find a trainer and you have a dog with the scenting ability needed, do not just go out and find any old trainer. Call up a local or state service dog association and ask for recommendations for service dog trainers in your area with diabetic alert specialties.

(Take above with grain of salt. Most of my knowledge is on public program therapy dogs.)

[rubble]

Extremely true.

[Rainbow Dash]

^ That's pretty much meditation with Gatsby.

1. Get into position on cushions
2. Relax body
3. Rest eyes
4. Become aware of breathing
5. Have a corgi shove his tongue up your nostril

[SkyCloud1133]

You should totally credit Onew~, considering all you did was copy paste their intro.

wow cute dog.

[catcher.]

~Snip~
Extremely true.

Tally takes advantage if I sit on the ground at all.
If I lie down on the ground and read a book or something and Tally spots me she will LIE DOWN on the object, look at me, and lick my face. It's adorable and annoying :p

"Oh, you want to lie on the floor and read a book? I'll just lie on your book and lick your face till you pet me."
Stopping owner from using object+wagging tail (Well, it's not much of a tail...)+licking face=ALL teh attentions

Tally trained me well...

[Dappled Sapphire]

@Sara
I only just saw about Lolita and I'm so sorry
I know I don't post much but I followed your journey with her
I admired your persistence and determination, you never gave up on her and you could see from your photos and posts that she was so much better for it.

RIP Lolita

[stricklyspagetti]

update on ruby: i told my mom what you guys said (thanks a lot to! ) and she said we should call one of her friends, whom is a vet. we called and she said if she had been eating that brand since we got her, she shouldn't have lost her taste for it so quickly. she told us that maybe trying to get her interested in eating it, such as when your trying to get a puppy to first eat. so we tried that and she actually ate! after leaving her there, she had gulped it all down, and this morning she ate fine.