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What to Expect When Applying for an Eagles' Wings Service Dog |
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Eagles' Wings Service Dogs, Inc.
121 Dogwood Lane
Williamsport, PA 17701
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What to expect when you apply for a
service dog: |
- To Travel, at your expense, to Eagles'
Wings Service Dogs for an interview.
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What to expect after your interview: |
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What to expect if accepted to waiting list and a dog is selected: |
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To travel, at your expense, to E.W.S.D. for a 3 week training session.
- Cost -
hotel and meals approximately $1500. (If
Commuting)
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To arrange your daily transportation to and from E.W.S.D. for 3 week
training session.
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What to expect during team training: |
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A donation to E.W.S.D. for a service dog, if possible. This may be through
grants, fund raising, charitable organizations, etc..
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To provide an aide, if needed.
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To work 5 to 6 hours daily. Activities include lectures, field trips, working
with
your dog in various settings, and perhaps more activity than you may be used
to doing.
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To provide your own meals, (breakfast, lunches & dinners) including some field
trips
out for meals, (and for aide if one accompanies you).
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To provide your admission costs for field trips during three week training
session
approximately $100 to $200 per person, (and for aide if one accompanies you)
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What to expect after your graduation: |
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Phone follow-up - daily for the first week, weekly for the first month and
monthly
for the first year.
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To attend a minimum of one graduate support class per year for the duration of
the
team's active working life (if you reside within a 200-mile radius).
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To complete and return self-evaluation form, with dog's health records, every
six months
for the active working life of the team.
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To complete certification tests in accordance with E.W.S.D. policies
(generally every year
to retain current certification through E.W.S.D.).
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To retain current veterinary and health care according to E.W.S.D. guidelines.
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Food at this time will cost approximately $40 per month. Other health
responsibilities/expenses
include monthly heartworm preventative, flea preventatives, annual shots, grooming and
emergency veterinary care.
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To join the E.W.S.D. for life!
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