New contributions!

We had another great donation! Much thanks to the staff at The Old Mill Inn and Spa and to JDG Electronics in Toronto and to Firgrove Public School in Toronto. Your contribution to our cause is kind, thoughtful and in these difficult economic times very generous! Many thanks to you all!! Our special thanks go to Sylvia Montanez for being the driving force generating these contributions!! We Love You Sylvia!!

A sucessful meeting!

Our visit with Service dog in training Amber went better than expected. It also lasted longer than expected with her staying 5 days instead of just the weekend. We believe that Amber is a wonderful match for Katie. Now Amber goes into advanced training with the program director and will be having home stay visits with us from time to time. During this time we will be meeting with Wade, director of Autism Dog Services, and discuss Ambers custom training to suit our wishes for Katie. Soon Katie will be able to go everywhere any other child can..and we as a family will not be limited by whether Katie's stroller will fit or if she won't be able to join in. With her dog she will be able to walk along with us and not be bound to a stroller seat. But just as important, our concerns for Katie's safety such as her leaving the house at night or her night time illness will be a thing of the past. Amber will be trained to notify us if either occurs. I have already seen a change in Katie in the short time Amber was here...Katie relaxed with her head on Amber quietly for quite some time..she let Amber lick her hands and feet which are normally overly sensitive areas on Katie and she avoids letting people touch them..a great achievement!!
Thanks to everyone who has so graciously donated to our cause...we have a way to go, if you can help please we would sincerely appreciate it!!

Servcie Dog Amber comes for a weekend visit!

We have a visitor this weekend!! Service dog in training Amber!! She is visiting from Autism Dog Services and could possibly be Katie's match...time will tell! The visit is going well so far! Amber still has to go through the intensive training but that should start soon...Don't forget our fund raiser!!

Can't afford to donate, do you grocery shop and drive?

http://www.fundscrip.com

For those of you living in the Greater Toronto Area,

Check it out, the participating retailers list is long!!

http://www.fundscrip.com/en/main_members.php

Here's a way for you to donate to Katie's service dog that wont cost you anything!!

If you regularly shop or buy gas we have signed up with a program that works with many businesses that allow them to donate a portion of purchases made to our program! How does this work? You buy a gift card or declining purchase card for the store you usually shop at or buy gas at and we get between 2 to 10 percent of the sales donated to Katie's service dog fund!

You get the exact value in the gift card as you purchase, simply use it and the company donates to Katie's cause!!

You can order from me, or online at Fundscrip but I must be able to deliver or have you pick it up (Toronto area) from me unless special arrangements are made.

If you buy directly from the web site just look for our organization name after you sign up-

Service Dog for Katie

Thanks everyone!