4 Paws for ability trained and placed a service dog for our child. Our dog had more than 500 hours of training and has been an amazing addition to our child's healing. The organization is a 501 c 3 charity that follows all nonprofit protocol.
4 Paws unlike other organizations, has a fund raising requirement. The service dog is Free. The only expenses we had were our travel to Xenia Ohio for two weeks of training. Since we had a RX for the dog, those expenses were tax-deductible. I think the fund raising requirement is a great idea because it significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to acquire a dog. My understanding from other organizations I researched is that it can take 3-5 years of waiting before you get the dog & and most organization won't place a dog with a child.By helping the nonprofit raise the money to train the dog, you cut down the amount of time & and the money goes to a charity so it doesn't come out of your pocket.
Another thing I particularly liked was that many of the dogs were rescued. The dogs still had to go through all the training and testing to be sure they would be suitable.
My child has had her dog for 3.5 years and he is amazing. He has been such a blessing. Everywhere we take him, people comment on how amazing he is — that speaks so well of the foundation of training he received.
We have taken him on planes, trains, and boats, he is always well-behaved and doing his duty. The biggest problem we have is that he is a "kid magnet" and so welcoming everyone wants to pet him while we are out.
Thanks 4 Paws for making our child's life so much better.
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