Barb, We could make our Shih Tzu available until you actually get a PD dog. Our little dog might not do much for PD but he can make you laugh At 04:24 PM 5/6/2001 EDT, you wrote: >Great timing. Margie! Just this past Friday I contacted the South West >Regional Center for "Canine Companions in Carlsbad, California (I happen to >live in L.A. and while it IS doable for me, I'd sure rather have a local >facility offering canine helpers classes in L.A. I''m also becoming >desperate because I fear falling.so much > >Also there's the not insignificant cost of having a live-in pet sitter for >Scooter and Buzzy at approximately $20 per day - and one has to live on >campus for the entire three week!s od class-time. > >Still, I' m a balance accident just waiting to happen as I've already had >several nasty falls , No broken limbs yet but that becomes get less and >less in my favor with each passing day .take the Amtrak right gown the coast >to Carlsbad (Carlsbad is down the coast from me and passing day, and the >local depot is reasonably close to my home.. > >Barb Mallut > >[log in to unmask] > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > Yours and His David L Moreland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn