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Originally Posted by My guy Charles  I found a woman on line that will start training and evaluating Charlie for $5500 - I am afraid to trust someone I just found on the Internet....?? Not only is it expensive I would have to leave Charlie with her for and unknown amount of time..... That worries me more that the expense! Plus- I was shocked to find that anyone can order service dog badges, vests, etc.... With nothing but a credit card. There really doesn't seem to be any qualifications....
Medically I have no doubt I could qualify for a service dog - I'm just not sure if Charlie can actually provide the 'service' - I'm a huge rule follower and don't want to take advantage of Charlie qualifying due to my issues but in reality he is just my companion.... I'm thinking maybe I should wait for my next episode and see if Charlie notices...? I read several stories on line about people having dogs that just noticed and warned them before a seizure or dizzy spell hit without any training.....? Maybe I just need to be patient and wait to see how Charlie responds on his own? I just hate living in fear of when the next vertigo episode will hit - it's really affecting my life and I'm afraid to be alone, to go anywhere. I have zero warning. It is very frightening. I'm 51 and just didn't expect to be so concerned about my health this early :-( |
I would not give this person any more information than you already have, this does not sound legit at all. Talk this over with your Dr. and Vet, and see what advise they can give, but $5,500 sounds like a major scam. You might also want to look into this person's success rate, how many has she trained, how many failed, will you get any money back if your pup fails her eval/training. Personally I would just walk away from this person, and find someone who can help you. Would you let me know what you do find out getting your puppy trained, as I am looking into this for myself as well. Thanks and good luck.
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