A Year with Rufus
1 December 2020
What a great year it has been since Rufus arrived! They tell you that a service dog will change your life, and it really does. Natalie has been out to places we were just too afraid or too jaded to take her, but now we know she can't run and get herself into danger thanks to Rufus. You'd think a child would resent being tethered to a dog, but she has realised that this actually represents freedom for her as now we go wherever she wants to go and experience new things, like the zoo, the museum, the beach, bushwalks and picnics. She's been to a movie for the first time in her life, and although her attention span didn't last the entire movie she got through a good chunk of it and enjoyed herself, and I could relax without worrying about her climbing over all the seats and running around the theatre. We still have our fundraiser open as we're trying to complete the $20,000 goal for Assistance Dogs. Costs have gone up so much that it now costs around $70,000 to train and place a dog, so our $20k contribution is needed more than ever.
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Awesome progress team
