Living Angels Service Dogs
May 09, 2022 11:52 PM
Cathy Powell
Living Angels Service Dogs
Cathy Powell from Living Angels Service Dogs will share how these beautiful 4-legged service animals are changing lives. Bring a friend. You won't want to miss this program.
Here are some little known service dog facts which might be of interest:
* 61 million adults - 26% of the population - in the US live with disabilities
* 50 - 70% of dogs don't make it through service training
* Training a psychiatric service dog takes 1-2 years
* Puppies spend 14-18 months with their trainers. Vet expenses during training is over $1,500.
* Over 65,000 emotional support animals were registered between 1995-2005.
* 89% of service animal owners report interference at some point with 47% required to change walking route to avoid other problematic animals and 4% of guide dogs had to retire because of an attack.