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Permalink Reply by Kristi Brashier on March 27, 2011 at 12:02pm

How much do you need to raise to buy the dog?

Permalink Reply by Cassie on October 7, 2011 at 11:09am

Between 8 and 20 thousand
Also consider food, health care for the dog, etc.

Permalink Reply by Brenna on March 28, 2011 at 3:49pm

I would do whatever I could to fundraise for my daughter. I want to get her a DAD also. You could ask family members to donate. Bake sales at all summer sporting events at your Childs school, a great way to make money. Do a walk a thon with sponsors. Yard sales....Exchange a service for donations...just a few ideas to try...

Permalink Reply by Beth on April 22, 2011 at 7:26am

There are several non profit organizations that train DAD's. One is Early Alert Canines in the SF bay area. You can contact them through their website... www.earlyalertcanines.org. There are some fees involved...application and materials fee, but we're talking a couple of hundred dollars, not thousands. This is a reputable organization being run by the former director of Dogs4Diabetics.

Permalink Reply by N on June 22, 2011 at 11:37am

You might consider going with a non-profit organization that doesn't charge you for the dog rather than having to fundraise, although if you wanted to raise money you could fundraise for that specific organization. The one I'm most familiar with is Early Alert Canines, a non-profit that provides diabetes alert dogs....

Permalink Reply by Chris on July 27, 2011 at 1:38pm

Roxxane,

My wife and I are currently looking into working through Warren Retrievers as well. We just started talking with them this week (although we've already racked up hours and hours with them!). I will be speaking with Sue on their team about methods and realities of fund raising and will happily report what I learn here as well. When speaking with Dan, he mentioned a pretty significant list of already establisheed corporate relationships that could be leveraged, but it is still a hefty and scary sum to be accountable for. One thing I will be asking is about raising funds prior to getting (or committing to) a dog to allow sufficieint time to cover the costs.

I am not a good traditional fund-raiser, but I have no problem with some of the other techniques they suggested like Kroger's dojnating a % of supermarket receipts while you are set up with a table at the entrance. Things whereI am not directly asking for money from folks is much easier for me.

Being 42, I also don't have the advantage of being an adorable child or two!

I realize you poseted a few months back, so if you've gotten more info, please fill me in!

Chris

Permalink Reply by Roxanne on August 4, 2011 at 6:58am

Chris,

We actually received our DAD from Warren on July 14. Jasper will be primarily bonded with my 5 year old T1 son, but has already alerted for my lows twice. He is AMAZING! The price is super scary!!! I really hesitated due to the cost. I have not had a whole lot of luck with their "corporate relationships". (actually ZERO luck with that so far) But we have raised almost 1/3 of the total cost already! People in our community have been so generous. Good luck and feel free to send me a message with any questions! Are you on FB? Dan's page, Diabetic Alert Dogs by Warren Retrievers, offers a lot of encouragement from real clients.

Permalink Reply by Jodil on September 30, 2011 at 12:06pm

Does anyone know if someone from Canada can get a diabetic alert dog. I am a Type 1 diabetic who does not feel low blood sugar and have gastroparesis which makes it very hard to treat my low. As well, my son is a Type 1 diabetic since last November and he has ADHD and can get distracted and not be aware of his low and a DAD would be great for both of us!! Any info is apprciate.

Permalink Reply by Maureen Brown on October 6, 2011 at 12:05pm

What part of Canada are you located?

Permalink Reply by Jodil on October 6, 2011 at 2:31pm

Hi Maureen,

We live in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). This would be fantastic for our family!!!!

Any information is appreciated.

Thank you,

Jodi

Permalink Reply by Cassie on October 7, 2011 at 11:02am

Never fund raised. I havea heard that Warren Retrivers are highly regarded, in this field.

Permalink Reply by Maureen Brown on October 8, 2011 at 1:26pm

Yes, Warren Retrievers is a reputable organization.