PHONE GET

[waterowl]

Hermione is a smart girl.  I told her to get the phone which was on a table on a charger in an upright position. Being a novice handler initially I told her UP and GET. She readily went up and gave me her "I have no idea what you want" look since there were many things on the table and I have never asked her to get the phone before. So I learned

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[emerge]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[brighid0704]

Hurray for Mione!

[one_undone]

Yay for success! :)

I'm still trying to get a dog and having such trouble with the agencies I've contacted, that training successes seem eons away. :P

[waterowl]

Sorry you're having trouble. CCI has medical form that you give to your doctor and your doctor sends directly to CCI. You can see all the questions ahead of time. It explains what their difference types of assistance dogs do. The form also explains what is required to handle and take care of an assistance dog. It asks the doctor specific questions that pertain to whether in the doctor's medical opinion, you have a need for a service dog, and have the cognitive and emotional/social ability to handle and take care of a service dog.

CCI also has skilled companions or assisted service dogs for adults who can't handle a dog in public alone. CCI places assistance dog with adults who have traumatic brain injuries or Alzheimer's who aren't aware of what they are capable of.

[one_undone]

I just looked at the CCI application I got and it says it takes 2 years to get a dog after you get approved to get on the waiting list! O_O How long did it take you to get a dog after you applied?

[waterowl]

CCI is divided into five different regions with five different regional centers and the wait varies a bit according to the region. I'm in the NW region and WI is in the NC region. The wait also varies according to your needs, and lifestyle and the dogs they have available.

Even so just for your reference, I started applying at the end of November 2006, got accepted at the end of March 2007 and went to Team Training in Feb 2008 when I got my dog Hermione. The NW region is also the national office.

The wait seemed endless, but was well worth it. I think any agency which is good will have a wait list, because it takes a lot of time to train a dog and dogs and people are individuals, so matching is involved.