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The story of how we became a team

  The story of how we became a team.   Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have a service dog? Everyone who wants and has a legal right to have a service dog should have the choice to get one. The application and fundraising process was long and hard, but absolutely worth it. The application process took eight months, filling out a long paper application that included a lot of personal and medical documentation, and two separate video interviews before I found out I was selected. After we found out I was selected, the fundraising began. Thankfully, we applied for and received a scholarship for half the cost of my dog. That left us with $14,000 to raise. We applied in February 2017 and were finally notified that I was selected in October 2017. We started fundraising right away and reached our goal, with the help of our community, family, friends, and classmates, in March 2018. Training camp is a two-week camp where I received training on how to work with my d...