Goals
- Be the first organization in Canada to train alert dogs for diabetics.
Gallery See all videos & photos
Overview
Every day, diabetics like myself live with the constant fear that they’ll experience a life
threatening drop in blood sugar. Because dogs have a keen sense of smell and a natural
yearning to help people, they can be trained to detect falling blood sugar levels, alert their
owners and lessen the chance of a serious outcome.
While there are organizations in the United States that train dogs to help diabetics,
currently there is not one in Canada. By partnering with C.O.P.E. Service Dogs we
hope to be the first in Canada to provide these life saving and emotionally supportive
companions to type 1 diabetics.
Community Benefit
How will the $100K be used? |
|
$ 10,000 | train 2 dogTrainers in blood sugar level scent detection. |
$ 44,000 | Train 2 dogs from puppy to service dog (to start). |
$ 36,000 | Follow-up and veterinary care for the life of the dog. |
$ 10,000 | Marketing and promotion. |
0 COMMENTS