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At this point, Sadie is my psychiatric service dog, and is a great help to me. Depending on how neuropathy progresses, I might need to find a larger dog, Renee. Are you his trainer? For now, balance and stability when walking are fairly minor issues, but I can see that I might need assistance down the road. I've been wanting to have a German Shepherd, but for now, my border collie fits the bill. I don't know how old she is, probably around 5, so we have quite a few years ahead together. Unless something happens like happened with Barnabas, a sudden death at 9. It's another layer of trauma to lose a service animal whose work includes PTSD issues.
I think that my feet didn't hurt quite as much today. I took an extra morphine and turned the therapy down on my scs, and being Sunday, I didn't have as many hours of working on my feet.
Snow isn't in the forecast here for a while. It was in the 70s today, but a wet, snowy winter is predicted. If trips to OHSU in Portland is in my near future, driving over the Cascades will be a challenge, and there's no public transportation system between here and there. Well, I suppose it could be possible to take the bus and find connections to the hospital. My wife is a bit fearful of going to Portland because it's a Covid19 hotspot.
I'm sure sorry that you're in such pain. I'm praying for you.
Jim
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Oh and make sure you get advice concerning a mobility dog. The right dog for your weight matters.
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Jim,
My husband and I have and continue to train Bo with the assistance of a ADA, and AKC certified trainer and animal behaviorist out of Philip, SD. She has guided and assisted us through the process and continues to do so.
She has agreed to certify Bo from CGCT to public testing and help me train him for all duties I’ll need as service and mobility dog.
The service duties include alerting to severe arch and muscular cramps, escalating and out of control panic attacks due to pain, missed medications, seizures, migraines, and nightmares.
The mobility duties include stability when walking especially downhill and on uneven terrain, standing still and sitting, brace me when I stumble, help me rise and sit. All his body, harness, or secured handle.