[nagdu] American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for Service Dog for Disabled Idaho Veteran

[Toni Eames]

This program mentions training guide dogs.   Anyone hear of it?

Toni


>Subject: American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for Service Dog for Disabled
>  Idaho Veteran
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><http://www.prweb.com/releases/servicedog/disabledveteran/prweb4498104.htm>http://www.prweb.com/releases/servicedog/disabledveteran/prweb4498104.htm
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>American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for Service Dog for Disabled 
>Idaho Veteran
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>Hailey, ID (PRWEB) September 25, 2010
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>A disabled Idaho veteran will soon have his or her own service dog, 
>thanks to a new affiliation between <http://www.ppadi.org>Positive 
>Partners Assistance Dogs, Inc. and the Women's Auxiliary of the 
>American Legion David Ketchum Post 15.
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>Positive Partners Assistance Dogs trains four types of service or 
>assistance dogs: mobility dogs for people who need balance and 
>assistance climbing stairs or bending over, hearing assistance dogs, 
>guide guides for the visually impaired, and wheelchair assistance 
>dogs. Each service dog is custom-trained for the individual.
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>The cost of training a service dog is approximately $25,000, and the 
>auxiliary already has raised more than half.
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>"We have learned how valuable a service dog can be to disabled 
>veterans with a wide range of disabilities," said Mary Stratton, 
>auxiliary president.
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>"For example, if a disabled veteran has lost a leg, a service dog 
>can pick up a dropped sock or go get a ringing telephone. All of 
>these things make a huge difference in the day-to-day qualify of 
>life. We are fortunate that we have a nationally recognized service 
>dog training program based in the Wood River Valley."
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>Positive Partners differs from most service dog training programs in 
>several respects. In addition to custom-training service dogs for 
>individuals with special needs that are not accommodated by most of 
>the larger assistance dog training programs, Positive Partners uses 
>"clicker" training, perhaps best known for its use in training 
>whales and dolphins.
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>Assistance dogs also go directly from the "puppy raiser" to the 
>handler, eliminating the difficult and expensive kennel phase of 
>most service dog training programs. Positive Partners' costs for 
>training a service dog are as much as $10,000 below those of many 
>other organizations.
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>Positive Partners will be responsible for the application process, 
>training and placement of the service dog. To qualify, the applicant 
>must be an American military wounded veteran. Interested disabled 
>veterans can contact Positive Partners at 
><mailto:ppadi at sunvalley1.com>ppadi at sunvalley1.com or call 
>208-721-1309. The entire placement process, which includes 
>interviews and selection of the applicant and selection and training 
>of the assistance dog, take approximately two years.
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>For more information or to make a donation to the service dog 
>training program for a disabled veteran, contact Stratton at 
>sunvalleymary(at)aol(dot)com or 720-0370. Additional information is 
>available at the Positive Partners Assistance Dogs website at 
><http://www.ppadi.org>www.ppadi.org.
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