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

[Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)]

Sounds like the two year wait time is because they have to match the dog
and person and then wait for the dog to grow up and be trained which
seems to be happening at the same time. 
Using that model, I can see why it would take so long. 


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

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

Toni


>Subject: American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for Service Dog for
Disabled
>  Idaho Veteran
>To: Undisclosed-recipients: <>;
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><http://www.prweb.com/releases/servicedog/disabledveteran/prweb4498104.
htm>http://www.prweb.com/releases/servicedog/disabledveteran/prweb449810
4.htm
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>American Legion Auxiliary Raising Funds for Service Dog for Disabled 
>Idaho Veteran
>
>
>
>Hailey, ID (PRWEB) September 25, 2010
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>The cost of training a service dog is approximately $25,000, and the 
>auxiliary already has raised more than half.
>
>"We have learned how valuable a service dog can be to disabled 
>veterans with a wide range of disabilities," said Mary Stratton, 
>auxiliary president.
>
>"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."
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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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>
>
>
>slk
>
>chusakaandme
>"All knowledge, the totality of all questions and answers, is contained
in
>the dog." - Franz Kafka - Investigations of the dog



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