Available Service Dogs
Poppy - Golden Retriever
Birthdate: December 23, 2023
Training Milestones:
- Joined our Service Dog Program in July 2024
- Excelling in basic obedience and public access training
- Demonstrates a sweet temperament, strong food and toy motivation, and forms deep bonds with handlers
- Ideal candidate for Autism, Psychiatric, or PTSD service roles
Physical Attributes:
- Currently weighs 58 pounds; expected to mature around 70 pounds
- Up-to-date on vaccinations, microchipped, and will be spayed prior to adoption
Adoption Details:
- Availability: Expected to be ready between 1.5 to 2 years of age
- Adoption Fee: Up to $18,000, contingent upon required task training
- Placement Process: We collaborate closely with applicants to ensure a suitable match, providing necessary training to establish a cohesive service dog team
Poppy Update 9/24
Poppy Update 10/24
Poppy Update 10/24
Poppy is doing great with her basic obedience training. She knows all the basic commands and her public access training is doing well. She had been to restaurants, outdoor markets and staying with handlers at their workplace. She is learning deep pressure therapy as well. She is still super sweet and loves her toys.
Poppy Update 10/24
Poppy Update 10/24
Poppy Update 10/24
Poppy is currently 58 pounds. She has been practicing public access training which included the amusement park Knotts Berry Farm. She did great at Knotts! She knows all her basic commands such as: Sit, Down, Place and Heel, She knows the public access command “under” to have poppy lay behind her handler’s legs while seated and is learning
Poppy is currently 58 pounds. She has been practicing public access training which included the amusement park Knotts Berry Farm. She did great at Knotts! She knows all her basic commands such as: Sit, Down, Place and Heel, She knows the public access command “under” to have poppy lay behind her handler’s legs while seated and is learning deep pressure therapy. She knows fun tricks such as shake, twirl and spin. We also taught her to run on a treadmill. She is still the toy queen and loves to play. Toward the end of the month Poppy started her first heat. She will be spayed roughly 2 months after her current heat ends.
Poppy Update 11/24
Poppy Update 10/24
Poppy Update 11/24
Poppy took a break being in heat. After it was over we did lots of brushing up on her commands then did more public access practice. Poppy was fostered by one of our members of Blue Spec K9 which is our non-profit for training service dogs. She again gets to deal with cats as well as a young girl.
Poppy Update 12/24
Poppy Update 12/24
Poppy Update 11/24
Poppy was fostered with one of our trainers. She gets to learn to deal with cats and other distractions. Lots of public access work. At the end of the year into January she is being fostered by one of our members of Blue Spec K9. She again gets to deal with cats as well as a young boy.