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My son's girlfriend (they live in Phoenix) wants to take in a new-born puppy, raise it for 2 years on her nickle, and return it to the agency to be trained as a service dog. That has got to be torture. Like adopting a child and giving it up after 2 years.

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Bill,

One of my golfing buddies did that with a white lab. It was going to be no big deal when the time came for the dog to go. I've never seen a grown man and his entire family cry so much, for so long, as when that dog left. They were glad that they did it, but could never deal with that emotion again. I truly admire those who can, but after raising three little pups that looked just like the one above, I know that I couldn't do it.
 
We have a house in the Morristown area in Newe Jersey, Where ~The Seeing Eye~ is based. One of our friends was the director for a while.

I'm heading out to church in a while and I'm sure I'll see people walk-training dogs for the Seeing Eye......they're in the Morristown Square everyday.

We've had a number of friends raise puppies for the Seeing Eye and we've thought about it, but I think the emotion of it might be too much.

The Seeing Eye sometimes has "reject dogs" available too. There's nothing really wrong with these dogs and they usually make great pets. But for various reasons, they may not have the suitable temperment to be trained as a guide dog.

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Some friends of mine just finished up raising a service dog. It was difficult for them to let the little guy go at the end, but they felt it was well worth the effort and emotional sacrifice.
 
TR6BILL said:
That has got to be torture. Like adopting a child and giving it up after 2 years.
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Surely that is one way of looking at it.

Consider this: You are carefully screened and selected to take responsibility for a young being, care for it, give it the knowledge and education to go out in the world and provide an invaluable service to the community. In some cases you spend 1-3 years with the young being, in other cases it may be as many as 8. I know you've personally met many people like this over the course of your lifetime. They were your teachers from Pre-K through college and beyond. Teachers do this day in and day out, year after year.

The tougher path is to be foster parents, which my wife and I are. Here's how we view it - we opened our home - and our hearts - to give children in dire situations a place of safety, love, protection and hope. Our mindset is that if they are with us a day, a week, a month, a year or more, that that is a day, a week, a month, a year or more that no one can ever take away from them. They will have known, felt and experienced safety, love, protection and hope and can hang on to that no matter what life brings them in the future.

In our case, the three children we've been foster parents for are staying. Until we get a bigger house, we're out of rooms! :smile:
 
Takes special people to do any of the above. Youall have my admiration.
 
I was ready to give our dog away after 1 year. I'm going crazy after 4.
 
OUCH!!! At least it wasn't Barry.
 
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