For someone who once was fully independent to become reliant on other people for basic tasks is a life-changing series of events.

To have multiple reasons for that loss to happen at the same time is even more devastating.

Hi there! My name is Kayleigh. I am 26 years old, and I live with multiple physical and emotional disabilities. The big thing is that all of my medical and mental health providers believe that a service dog would be one of the absolute best things to occur in my life. I just need your help to get there.

There are many service dog non-profits out there, with 5+ year waitlists and very narrow training specialties. I have found a breeder and trainer that are willing to train a dog for multiple disabilities and with a much, much shorter wait time. Time is of the essence for myself right now, as my mental health is suffering from my lack of independence.

I will go into further details about what I hope the service dog can help me with later, but the big ones are: balance, retrieving and PTSD assistance.

The breeder I am looking at sets the price of a service dog temperament puppy with basic training at $4,000. All of their puppies are evaluated at 8 weeks of age by their highly reputable trainer before starting the service dog training. I am still waiting to hear back on exactly how much the further training costs, but that's something I can worry about once I have the puppers!

Now, that number may seem daunting, but it really isn't when you take into account the HUMONGOUS benefit a service dog would have on my life. Even just the price of a cup of coffee puts me so much closer to gaining that independence back that I miss so badly. Please, take a pass on your morning latte, hit the donate and share buttons, and help me make this dream a reality!