Help Ariana Get a Psychiatric Service Dog

Hello, my name is Ariana Antonakakis. I'm 18 years old and graduating high school in May 2021. I'm diagnosed with major depression, generalized anxiety, and social anxiety. I was diagnosed when I was 11 after a history of self harm and risky behavior like running away. I have since struggled greatly even when on antidepressants. Functioning like a "normal" person my age is a big struggle for me. I cannot go anywhere alone or do anything alone because of how severe my anxiety is and working is very difficult for me because of my lack of social skills and struggles being around people. I have been looking into a service dog for some time now because I'm tired of my life being impaired by my mental disability. I'm currently unemployed because of how hard it is for me to mentally handle working right now which is why I am creating this Gofundme.

After a while of looking, I have found a breeder with some excellent GSDs who has a good prospective temperament and social skills to make a good service dog. Due to how focused and disciplined service dogs have to be to assist their handlers, most dogs are not suitable to be a service dog. Show lines are the best choice generally because they tend to have a lower drive, calmer temperament, and need to lease their owners.

If you cannot donate sharing on your social media and with everyone you know, organizations, charities, local businesses, etc will help greatly for me to try to reach my goal. I normally would not ask for donations like this, but I don't have a choice anymore, I need help. 

I have found a few dogs that will work, they are all around the same price so it’ll come down to which one works best for me. 

Thank you greatly,

Ariana Antonakakis.