In other good news to share. I got a call from Canine Partners. I am finally at the top of the list for being matched with a new assistance dog! They have some people who are getting successor dogs, so depending on how that goes, I will be one of the next on the list to be matched with one of their program dogs.

Need to start figuring how to afford ( Read more... )

Back from New Jersey. The trip was short but went really well. We went to a trade show to see equipment and other things. After that we drove out to Pennsylvania and stayed the night at the hotel near CPL, then attended the support class the next day.  It was nice to see how they run things and meet others who were already paired with CPL dogs. My ( Read more... )

Disability Stuff
This month is flying by. Have had so much going on with finalizing my filing with the SSA.  A few aggravations along the way, but those were made up for by going in to drop off paperwork for SSDI and unexpectedly getting to apply for SSI without needing an appointment as I originally thought I would.  Everything sort of fell into ( Read more... )

(TLDR Version) I went and met with trainers and staff at Canine Partners. I had a chance to work with some of their dogs in the special mobility harnesses they use. They think I'm a good candidate for a service dog through them. I have been added to their waiting list.  They're going to start looking for a dog partner that matches my needs. So ( Read more... )