Hi Pat.......... Hope your dog is getting better. I'm sure it has been a trying time for you. These Service Dogs are the greatest and I respect them, the people who train them and those like you who need them and take care of them. Blessings to you both. You might can tell, I'm a dog lover and have had a dog ever since I was little tike. Even got one when I was in the service!! My CO kept her for me during the week. She was a German Sheperd/Collie. Have a little beagle now and she is 12 yrs. old and soon to be 13. Best to you......... Fran