I HAD AN EMAIL FROM THE DA'S OFFICE ABOUT REFERRING ANYONE TO US. WITH PTSD  .. AND TEH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERAPY AND SERVICE DOGS.. SO .....MY RESPONSE...

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 WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY GREAT DANES FOR WALKING/BALANCE--- OUR MOST VISABLE  - GOOGLE BELLA AND GEORGE  ABC NEWS.-

PEOPLE WITH  "JUST" PTSD.. DON'T NEED  THE SIZE OF A GREAT DANE AND A SMALLER DOG IS ALOT MORE CONVENIENT-- THO NOT NECESSARILY BETTER-- DANES ARE GOOD/  SENSITIVE...

I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO THE DA'S OFF ICE THAT  I'D SUGGEST ANYONE GO TO TH E DOCTOR AND COMPL;AIN ABOUT INTERMITTENT VERTIGO- INSTEAD OF PTSD..

WE CAN DEAL WITH VERTIGIO  BUT BEING CERTIFIED BY  ASSISTANCE DOG INTERNATIONAL ( WHICH WE ARE)  HAS MADE  SO MANY COMPLICATIONS ABOUT DEALING WITH PTSD PATIENTS- THAT I DON'T WANT THAT ON OUR PAPERWORK ANYWHERE... EVEN THO I THINK-- OFF THE RECORD--- OF OUR 160  OR SO  WITH OUR SERVICE DOGS , THERE MAY BE A FEW WITH "VERTIGO" --

YOU USED THE TERM THERAPY DOG--  THOSE ARE WELL BEHAVED DOGS WHO ARE WELCOME PLACES BY INVITATION... AND OFTEN FREE OUT OF THE DOG POUND/RESCUES

OURS ARE FULLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS WHO HAVE  LEGAL PUBLIC ACCESS ( AS LONG AS THEY ARE PERFECTLY BEHAVED- WHICH SDP DANES HOPEFULLY ARE) OUR CERTIFIED SERVICE DOGS COST US ABOUT $25000  TO RAISE BUT ARE DONATED BECAUSE OF GENERAL PUBLIC DONATIONS.

THAT PERSON  DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD MATCH FOR OUR DOGS WHICH REALLY HAVE TO BE OUT DOING SOMETHING  IN HARNESS WORKING 3 OR 4 HOURS A DAY- THEY ARE NOT  HAPPY  WITH TOO MUCH " AT HOME"-- THAT BEING SAID ALL WE COULD OFFER IS TO HANG OUT WITH US AT SDP-- WE HAVE OPEN HOUSE EVERY SUNDAY 12 -4---- THERE ARE SEVERAL(?PTSD?)  PEOPLE WHO  ARRIVE AND  ENJOY THE "QUIET CONFUSION" OF CRAZY ACRES.  THERE ARE ABOUT 60 DOGS AND   10 DONKEYS ON PROPERTY   ON CAMERA.

WE HAVE 7 CAMERAS ON US 24/7/36 COMPLIMENTS OF THE  EXPLORE.ORG, ANNENBERG FOUNDATION'

I AM AFRAID THAT IS ALL I CAN OFFER.. AT LEAST AT THE MOMENT.

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 I BET I GET ONE PHONE CALL/EMAIL A DAY WANTING AN EMOTIONAL SUPPOORT DOG...

DONNA ADDS THAT SHE HAS ALSO  TAKEN PHONE CALLS WHERE PEOPLE WANT AN EMTIONAL SUPPORT DOG, AND SHE IS AMAZED THAT THE COUNCELERS WHO DO THE CALLING NEVER KNEW THAT ANY DOG CAN BE AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG..

THAT IS CERTAINLY TRUE... BUT THE GAP THERE IS OFTEN THE REASON THE DOG IS IN THE DOG POUND IN THE FIRST PLACE IS PEOPLE BUY A CUTE  PUPPY WH CEASES TO BE CUTE WHEN GROWN UP.... I KNOW THERE IS A HUGE NEED FOR GENERIC DOG TRAINERS-- PROBLEM THERE IS THERE IS NO WAY TO MAKE A LIVING AT THAT... YET...

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I AM SURE ALL OF YOU WHO READ THIS KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING NEXT---- HOW MANY PEOPLE PRODUCE A CUTE LITTLE CUDDLY BABY WHICH.... A FEW YEARS LATER...  GETS JAILED FOR A SECOND "DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE" AT THE AGE OF 12.. 

I CAN GET INTO ALOT OF TROUBLE GOING ANY FURTHER WITH TOPICS LIKE DISCIPLINE.... BUT I DO THINK IT TRUE... "IF YOU DON'T DISCIPLINE YOUR CHILD , THE  WORLD WILL..."  IT IS HOW THAT DISCIPLINE IS DISTRIBUTED..  PERSONALLY I THINK THAT THIS  "TIME OUT" ROUTINE WOULD GIVE ANY SMART KID A CHANCE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BETTER DO WRONG STUFF WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT... I CERTAINLY BELIEVE TEH BROADWAY SHOW LINE  " THE IDLE MIND IS THE  DEVIL'S PLAYGROUJND... TROUBLE" 

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AND SO IT GOES...