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Comment by missrobbie on Saturday

After reading some post on this group, there has to be a trainer who is willing to help diabetic train their own service dogs for free. I know this world isn't that greedy yet.
1. For diabetic who don't have a dog, the diabetic needs to find a puppy near 8 weeks old from a shelter or breeder & puppy raise the puppy (social, basic training etc).
2. After that, some diabetic need help on how to train their dog for diabetes scent training and other service training.
i'm going to talk to breeders,shelters and trainers and see if these people are willing to help diabetic who can;'t afford expensive service dog programs

Comment by equineacres on January 14, 2012 at 6:30pm

Sweetgirl, I recently went to Vancouver for the day to be a tourist ( I live in WA state.) We went Stanley Park and Granville Island to shop. We had absolutely no problems with having my dog with me. The border crossing guards didn't even ask for his paperwork or vet/shot records. I don't know that you'd have too many problems, but I guess it also depends on the area. I was surprised at how accepting people were.

Comment by equineacres on January 14, 2012 at 6:27pm

Comment by Sweetgirl on January 1, 2012 at 9:35pm

Hi Miss Robbie,
There are low cost programs to train your own DAD. I am doing the research now. There is a place in Vancouver, BC, that is FREE.

I am seriously considering Service Dog Academy, with Mary McNeight, in Seattle, WA. She has FREE videos on YouTube. Just go to Service Dog Academy dot com, and you can see them - there's about 18 now. The reason I am strongly considering going with her is that she is quite thorough in her training, and she will also talk to you on the phone if you need.

Tidewater K9, from Virginia, will sell you one DVD for $250, and then you pay another $250 for additional support. The guy is quite nice, as I have talked to him on the phone.

I am in Canada, and find that people have never heard of DADs before, but when I explain it they think it's great. BUT, because of public ignorance, I fear it's going to be hard to get my dog into public access situations like stores and restaurants. OMG it is going to be so much work to train her, and then to have her refused access?

I did buy a little service dog ID tag and my son-in-law attached it to her collar for me. Not sure if anyone will see it as valid.

Thanks for listening,
Mary-SweetGirl

Comment by missrobbie on January 1, 2012 at 6:45pm

There has to be a cheap/low cost way to get DAD or train your own dog.

Comment by Linda Gauvin-Miller on January 1, 2012 at 6:10pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

Comment by equineacres on October 28, 2011 at 6:38pm

I own a DAD. He alerts to BG higher than 170 and lower than 80. He has given early warnings to steep sudden drops. After an alert he can tell me whether it is high or low.
DADs do require constant maintenance on their training. If someone thinks they are getting a "finished dog" that is perfect and never requires work, then they are doomed for disappointment.
There is a lot of information on diabeticalertdogs.org and access to trainers (including Scott) if you are interested. They actually recently held a Diabetic Alert Dog workshop/conference last weekend that was full of good info.

Comment by Richard157 on October 28, 2011 at 6:03pm

Here is the article I saw in the Diabetes Health magazine, about a DAD.

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2011/10/19/7320/life-with-kolumb...

Comment by Kathy on October 28, 2011 at 4:34pm

Thanks, Richard.
I did see this. I wish they had been more detailed on what the dog could do. It is very encouraging though.

Comment by Richard157 on October 28, 2011 at 11:32am

Hello fellow members! I do not own a DAD, but I have seen so many wonderful things said about them. There are many moms of T1 kids on Facebook who have DADs. I have never heard any negative things about the dogs. Do any of you know any DADS that were duds? (Talking strictly about dogs, of course.) The Diabetes Health magazine recently had an article about an adult T1D with a DAD. Have you read the article?

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