Of course nothing is set in stone yet, and I'm going in to this with my hopes reasonably high but my expectations reasonably low.
I just wanted to share with you folks exactly what this next step of our journey entails. ❤️
This means that even if, worst case scenario, Maple doesn't flourish enough for public access in the long term, learning the same tasks Cinder already knows will be absolutely invaluable at home.
I haven't really talked about this publicly yet, and I'm hesitant to jinx myself, but if Maple continues to thrive and show such a promising temperament, we will be starting basic service dog training.