dear anderson,,, i'm all for you getting a service dog, too~! they can be such a comfort and they need us to be better than we would otherwise be,, as for people who don't understand,,, aren't we them ? there's an old saying i like: if you are shot by an arrow, do you go hunting for who shot you, or for who's gonna take the arrow out ? it means,, leave the past behind you, take care of the present.... best wishes,, Gus