Help Willow Become a Service Dog

My name is Phoenyx, and I live with chronic conditions. My soul dog, Rylee, crossed the Rainbow Bridge on December 20, 2024, and the loss has had a significantly negative impact on my mental and physical health. Rylee rescued me in 2018 after I left my job as an addiction case manager following a traumatic work situation. She brought light to the lives of everyone she met. 

Now, we are working toward getting me a service dog to give me back a quality of life I’ve been missing since 2018.

Steven, my spouse, works out of town for 14-21 days per month, which often leaves me to navigate daily challenges on my own. This is becoming difficult as I often have panic attacks when I leave the house, or I am in pain and cannot pick up things off of the floor. A service dog can assist me with my daily tasks. 

Its training would include grounding me during panic attacks, both at home and in public; retrieving my medications or cane; helping me up when I fall; and picking things up from the floor when I cannot.

This is all being done through an approved service dog organization, but we had to purchase the puppy and fund the 24-month training on our own. The lab retriever cost $2350, and the training will be $11,000. This is above all the normal costs of the animal, like their food, toys, vet visits, etc.

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