Ms_Butterfly
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- Apr 16, 2007
One of the most amazing things we learned was the cost (including flight and the 3 days of training, plus room and board); I believe it was $150. I nearly cried, it's just amazing.
Yeah, some programs do a lot of fundraising on their own so that the ppl getting the dogs don't have to pay a lot/fundraise themselves. The dogs themselves cost thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to raise and train.
I do understand the level of responsibility entailed in having a service dog, and don't know that she would be mature enough even at 18 - that's a long way away. I suppose my main concern is that I would like her to go to college, confidently and independently, wherever she wants and I can't help wishing she could have a dog at a younger age.
However since she'll currently take off running, dragging her cane behind her...LOL.
You never know - she might mature up enough by then. Getting a dog in her college years would be a good thing. Hmm, running with her cane behind her, unless she is running backwards, does not sound like too good a thing, though!! She sounds very playful and fun!