So I have heard that one can train their own dog to be a diabetic alert dog. I always thought that you could not get the best results but am finding you CAN get just as good of results training a dog yourself as you could with some of these organizations out there. It is a lot of work (it is the other routes as well) but with much dedication and some outside help it can be achieved and has been achieved. Now I am not an expert and I do encourage you if you are looking into a Diabetic alert dog or a service dog to seek expert advice such as http://www.servicedog411.com/ and/or http://www.diabeticalertdog.com/ I am at the beginning stages of my journey...I may or may not be successful. You live and you learn and you try try and try again. I have chosen to rescue a dog from a shelter and train him. You can also get a dog from a breeder who has been scent imprinted like http://www.highlandspringsbreeders.com/ or if you want to go with an organization you could look into http://uklabs.com/ . If you do decide to look into any organization I would say to be sure to proceed with MUCH CAUTION!! Do tons and tons of research and do NOT rush into it. http://www.servicedog411.com/ can help with seeing what your options are and what is right for you. Some of those who know me know that I have gone with an organization...but I am sorry to say we had a bad experience with them. So here I am living and learning and ready to take on a new task. I have adopted a young adult malteze mix just brought him home yesterday. His temperament is good. Now I must say I do not recommend this breed or this way at the moment this may or may not be successful. You can follow my journey here(it is my journey and only my journey NOT expert advice)....http://simplysuperbdog.blogspot.com/ I will be sharing pictures soon. The other links you can get some good advice of what breeds can work for you. Though I must say all service dog and or Diabetic Alert dogs aren't always or don't always have to be the typical breed so you can do some research on that in case you are looking for something else. Smaller dogs can be service dogs. I love labs but have decided this time around to go with a smaller dog. I have reviewed my two current dogs and their temperament and such don't fit the bill in my opinion. You can get expert advice on whether or not the dog that you already own could take on the job that you are wanting them to take on. I believe both links I have provided can help you or give you advice on that. Thanks for stopping by RroadWeTravel and remember if you want to follow my superb dog journey come on over to http://simplysuperbdog.blogspot.com also you can "like" my FB page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Simply-Superb-Dogs/236922543082038