I was quiet upset when I finally got my TDI with my GS Lily, paid the money each year for a health clearance test, etc., & then my hospital would NOT honor the TDI because they said they ONLY work with the Delta dogs. They even asked, "What a TDI was?" I said what, my dog is a therapy dog? Sorry, we only deal with the Delta association. Politics in the raw I would say! Then take a look at this web site: http://www.freemypaws.com/?gclid=CI-q1sfu9roCFQmDfgodgHcA6w Very easy to get all the things you need to make up your own therapy dog. Just at Wal*mart yesterday I saw four people with dogs with their service vests' on. Right away I thought how many of them were actually certified? So I took my Lily to all the nursing homes. I was never asked once for my ID card. A lot of good that did me getting a TDI on Lily. [sigh] Kathy Partch www.JoKaySedona.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================