I'm not sure if this really belongs on the disabilities board or community board so I'm posting in both per the suggestion of another member who saw my post in the community board.
I'm ln the USA and looking at Service Dog programs (primarily mobility assistance dogs) that will place dogs in the East Coast.
So far I've found two programs I particularly like:
Canine Partners for Life-I'm very familiar with this program and don't need general info on it, but more personal experience info..see more info below....
and
Freedom Service Dogs-don't know anything about this program except what it says on their website. I'm quite interested in this program as it works with dogs other than labs/retrievers/shepards/doodles.... again see below for more info/explanation...
I like Canine Partners for their well established program, however I'm not crazy in love with Labs or Goldens which is the breed they primarily use.
I am however less familiar with Freedom Service Dogs as they are farther away, so have not seen/known anyone with a dog from this company. However, this particular company rescues dogs from shelters and puts them through rigorous testing to see if they can become Service Dogs,I know the success rate of shelter dogs/outside of SD breeding program dogs is not nearly as good, however I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of rescuing a dog from a shelter and still getting my service dog!
Any help y'all could offer would be amazing. I've always come to the Disboard community for all my advice needs. Y'all have never steered me wrong and I really appreciate it.
Thankyou!
I'm ln the USA and looking at Service Dog programs (primarily mobility assistance dogs) that will place dogs in the East Coast.
So far I've found two programs I particularly like:
Canine Partners for Life-I'm very familiar with this program and don't need general info on it, but more personal experience info..see more info below....
and
Freedom Service Dogs-don't know anything about this program except what it says on their website. I'm quite interested in this program as it works with dogs other than labs/retrievers/shepards/doodles.... again see below for more info/explanation...
I like Canine Partners for their well established program, however I'm not crazy in love with Labs or Goldens which is the breed they primarily use.
I am however less familiar with Freedom Service Dogs as they are farther away, so have not seen/known anyone with a dog from this company. However, this particular company rescues dogs from shelters and puts them through rigorous testing to see if they can become Service Dogs,I know the success rate of shelter dogs/outside of SD breeding program dogs is not nearly as good, however I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of rescuing a dog from a shelter and still getting my service dog!
Any help y'all could offer would be amazing. I've always come to the Disboard community for all my advice needs. Y'all have never steered me wrong and I really appreciate it.
Thankyou!
