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Category Archives: Service DogsCanine Companions for IndependenceThursday, February 18, 2010
Founded July 1975 in Santa Rosa, California, Canine Companions for Independence provides highly-trained assistance dogs for children and adults with disabilities, free of charge. Police K9 FoundationWednesday, December 30, 2009
Police K9 Foundation provides protection for our four-legged officers. Police departments invest tens of thousands of dollars in the training and deployment of Police Dogs. But when it comes to the $1,200 for a bullet-resistant vest, approximately 40-50% of the time, the K9 is not issued a vest. Over 500 dogs in the past [...] Freedom Service Dogs Adoption EventThursday, November 12, 2009
Freedom Service Dogs, (FSD), a Colorado-based non-profit that specially trains dogs rescued from shelters and pairs them with disabled service members, for its first ever adoption event on Saturday, November 21st, 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Aspen Grove Veterinary Care, 2633 S. College Ave in Fort Collins, CO. Sammy the Painting Dog – ShoreServiceDogs.comMonday, November 9, 2009
Shore Service Dogs was created to provide second chances for both people and dogs in need of assistance. Located in Maryland, SSD brings abandoned, and abused dogs, into the founder’s home and custom trains them to become Service Dogs for people with mobility disabilities. 4 Paws for AbilityTuesday, October 27, 2009
Many families with young children typically have no place else to turn as many organizations either have waiting lists or age specific requirements. Karen Shirk, the Executive Director of 4 Paws for Ability, knows this from her personal experience. In the late 1990’s, Karen was searching for a service dog but was turned down by [...] WWII Vet Works to Get Canine Service Dogs for Wounded WarriorsMonday, August 3, 2009
A World War II veteran who was held for a year in a Nazi prisoner camp has made it his mission to help supply wounded soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with service dogs. Franken helping Veterans, Service DogsWednesday, July 22, 2009
In his first piece of legislation as Minnesota’s junior senator, Al Franken is trying to expand the number of service dogs available to wounded veterans. Franken’s bill would be his first piece of legislation since officially becoming a senator on July 7. Patriot Paw Service Dogs on NBC Nightly NewsThursday, May 14, 2009
Making a Difference for Veterans and Dogs Lori Stevens is the founder of Patriot Paw Service Dogs and the owner of Country K9 Academy, a family pet training facility. Lori works, with the assistance of Beau, K9 Education Instructors, and the volunteers of Patriot Paws, to give back the freedoms that were lost to disabled veterans [...] Canine Partners of the RockiesWednesday, May 13, 2009
A paws-itive influence The mission of Canine Partners of the Rockies is to place highly skilled service dogs with mobility limited Colorado residents to facilitate their greater independence and educates the public about the role assistance dogs play in the lives of people with disabilities. |
