My Nonprofit Reviews

We became involved with Patty and North Star when I was reading about assistance dogs and read Patty's book The Golden Bridge. I contacted Patty and she spent a great deal of time talking us through what this undertaking would involve and sent us a video to watch. As we did our homework, I felt very comfortable in calling Patty with questions as she was eager to help and educate. We made the decision to move forward and get a North Star dog for our son who has Autism as well as extreme anxiety. We visited with Patty, who made an instant connection with our son who was seven at that time. When it was our time to receive this precious gift it came with the name of Tigger! He was living with a puppy raising family who had trained him. He had all the basics down, was calm, well behaved and very loving at 9 months. He came home and our lives changed. Although he was an assistance dog for my son Caleb, he became an invaluable member of the the family and a source of great joy and comfort to my husband and I as well! We continued Tigger's training with Patty's guidance and he learned very specific things geared to Caleb's needs. This training was paid for by North Star. Over the years we have had hundreds of people comment on Tigger's temperment and beauty. Healthy, happy and a source of great joy and comfort for our family. We love you Tigger!