Service Dog News
Man’s Best Friend
May 12, 2020
A Lakewood Marine is doing his best to honor the soldier that has had his back on and off the job. Richard White-Pickett, a contractor for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, has spent his last year working and living with his partner, bomb-sniffing canine, Abel. The team serves their country by helping clear and […]
Future Service Dogs
May 12, 2020
Susan Tyson is a volunteer puppy raiser for Susquehanna Service Dogs. Tyson watches over a cute litter of Labrador Retriever puppies for the non-profit. She is using this time during the pandemic to show how service dogs are raised and trained to assist children and adults with disabilities, and she’s doing it all through an […]
Police Dog Injured
May 12, 2020
A Vancouver police service dog was injured and officers assaulted while responding to a report of a man trying to steal a marked police car from a secure yard early Monday morning. Vader, a member of the VPD canine unit, suffered a broken tooth and swollen mouth when the 66-year-old suspect kicked and punched him. The […]
Missing Service Dog Reunited
May 12, 2020
On Thursday we brought you the story of a veteran’s service dog who had gone missing and was found four days later with gunshot wounds. The dog survived and was reunited with his owner this weekend. For local veteran Tony Eadus, his dog Lucca, is more than just a pet. “Lucca just keeps me calm […]
Service Dog Running For Hero Dog Of The Year
May 11, 2020
Some have four legs, fur, and help veterans. Meet Nick: Nick was paired with Jody, a veteran of the United States Army and Navy in January 2019. Jody suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Nick, his service dog, helps him mitigate the symptoms. Nick was raised, trained, and donated by Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, […]
RCMP Service Dog
May 11, 2020
There was no time to ask Dr. Bonnie Henry for a special exemption from social distancing as police service dog Griff caught a suspect in the middle of a break and enter at a ranger station at the Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park. “On May 2, Griff was conducting foot patrols with his Integrated Police Dog […]
Community Helps 6-Year-Old
May 11, 2020
Back in early 2019, the Bowling family had a goal. They wanted to get a service dog for their 4-year-old son, Mason Bowling, but they didn’t have enough money. Mason has autism and a genetic chromosome disorder, so they thought a service dog would help him in his daily life. However, an autism service dog […]
Shelter To Soldier Receives Donation
May 11, 2020
Shelter to Soldier recently announced a generous donation from The Patriots Connection under the Rancho Santa Fe Foundation to supply turf to build five new pet play yards and one new training yard at the Shelter to Soldier training facility in Oceanside. The new training yards provide the Shelter to Soldier training team with ample […]
Helping Service Dogs
May 11, 2020
Two sisters, Sherry Ross and Lorette Vanourny, both of Cedar Rapids, founded a local non-profit to train and match service dogs with people in need several years ago. Some of the first people they helped were hearing impaired, leading to the organization’s name — Deafinitely Dogs. Ask Sherry Ross what it is about Deafinitely Dogs […]
Training Service Dogs
May 11, 2020
On the heels of graduating from college, a brother’s injury led a Villager to teach her German shepherd to help him. To neighbors looking out their windows, it appears that Cheryl Williams is using her wheelchair to take her dog for a walk. But the story is much different. Williams is a puppy raiser through […]
