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This fundraiser is to help raise funds to cover the expenses related
to obtaining and training a service dog prospect to replace my current
service dog.
As many of my friends and family know, my current service dog
Sonakih is amazing in every way, she gives 100% all the time, she has
been the most amazing companion and help to me. But due to her own
health, after a scary bought with pneumonia that left her unable to
help me for several weeks earlier this year, and me having to really
struggle to do the things she normally assists me with made me realize
how much I truly need her help, and the harsh reality that I really do
need a dog that can serve as her backup to assist me during the times
Sonakih is unable to, as well as do some tasks that due to her health
and smaller size Sonakih is unsuitable for.
Here are the expected expenses related to obtaining and training
the puppy. The breeder has generiously offered to donate the puppy,
but the expenses to get her from Georgia to Utah still need to be
raised.
- Health Certificate, exam, and pre-flight paperwork
from vet - $75
- Airline approved shipping crate $50
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Flight from Atlanta, Georgia to SLC, Utah - $275
- Puppy, basic,
and advanced service dog training through Side by Side dog training -
Free through 6 months, and an expected cost average of about $200 per
month from 6 months to 2 years when she's ready to complete training
as a service dog, so approx $3600 total. (This is a very rough
estimate, because of course she may progress faster or slower then
average, and need more or less individual sessions ($80/session) then
what this average cost was figured off of)
- Training vest,
patches, and eventually a specially fitted mobility assistance harness
for when she's old enough to start mobility training - ~$600
Her breeder has generiously offered to donate the puppy herself,
I just need to raise the expenses to get her here from Georgia, as
well as pay for the training that will be needed to get her to fully
trained service dog status. It breaks my heart to be needing to train
another service dog before my current dog is even 3 years old, but due
to her health and limitations, I feel it's the best for both myself
and my current service dog. My service dog will continue to serve me
until the time this puppy is fully trained and ready for duty, and
having 2 dogs fully trained to assist me will allow me to give both
dogs more breaks as needed for whatever reason since it's very
difficult for me to even do basic things like grocery shopping without
the assistance of my service dog.
Keep in mind I loose about 10% of donations made through
Fundrazr - If you would like to donate directly to avoid loosing as
much in fees, you can donate through Paypal to poodle.momma@att.net or paypal.me/poodlemomma I
will update the donations made directly to keep the running total accurate.
Please help me make this a reality and keep my independance and
freedom my service dog allows me!
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