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    Outside Article ‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD

    It was supper time in the Whittier, California, home of Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez, and eagerly awaiting a bowl of kibble and canned dog food was Lisa, a 3-year-old yellow Labrador retriever. Her nails clicking on the kitchen floor as she danced about, Lisa looked more like an...
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    Outside Article SoCal Marine veteran and double amputee says service dog helped him live life again

    LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Though his life was turned upside down during his time in the Marines, Davey Lind has found a true source of physical and emotional support - and it happens to have four legs. "In the first six months that I had him, I could count on one hand the number of hours we were...
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    Outside Article Service animals and emotional support animals: what’s the difference?

    I am not one who gets on Instagram often, but one day close to the beginning of this semester, I was told I had to check out a new Asbury-related page for anonymous confessions. On this page, I found a post that was presumably sent in from an Asbury student stating that they could not believe...
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    Outside Article Service dogs a life saver for disabled veterans

    BY TREVOR PETTIFORD TAMPA UPDATED 12:45 PM ET OCT. 27, 2022 PUBLISHED 12:00 AM ET OCT. 27, 2022 PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Owning a dog isn't that unusual for Sean Brown. He says he always had one growing up, but none of his previous pets have been like Pella. "So she had to retire a little bit...
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    Outside Article Hernando Beach Marine veteran, service dog celebrating first Veterans Day together

    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A United States Marine Corps veteran from Hernando Beach and his service dog will be celebrating their first Veterans Day together on Nov. 11. Mark Levis was placed with his service dog, Sirius, through America's VetDogs, and the pair recently completed 10 days of training...
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    Outside Article Hernando Beach Marine veteran, service dog celebrating first Veterans Day together

    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A United States Marine Corps veteran from Hernando Beach and his service dog will be celebrating their first Veterans Day together on Nov. 11. Mark Levis was placed with his service dog, Sirius, through America's VetDogs, and the pair recently completed 10 days of training...
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    Outside Article Packers, Fleet Farm to honor veterans and military members for 'Salute to Service' month throughout November

    The Green Bay Packers and Fleet Farm are set to honor veterans and members of the military through the team's annual "Salute to Service" initiative throughout the month of November. A league-wide program in conjunction with recognition of Veterans Day, the Packers and Fleet Farm are honoring...
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    Resource FAQs on Service and Assistance Animals in Housing

    Part 1: Service Animals (1) What is a Service Animal? For evaluation of assistance animal requests by housing providers, HUD uses the ADA definition for service animal: "service animal means any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a...
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    Smoky Mountain Service Dogs

    This thread is for the general discussion of the link Smoky Mountain Service Dogs. Please add to the discussion here.
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    Outside Article Wounded veterans receive service dogs for free, thanks to organization

    By Richard Mason Published: Oct. 24, 2022 at 7:38 PM EDT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Wounded veterans can get trained service dogs through Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, an accredited Assistance Dogs International non-profit organization. The organization is so important for helping wounded...
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    Outside Article Wounded veterans receive service dogs for free, thanks to organization

    By Richard Mason Published: Oct. 24, 2022 at 7:38 PM EDT KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Wounded veterans can get trained service dogs through Smoky Mountain Service Dogs, an accredited Assistance Dogs International non-profit organization. The organization is so important for helping wounded...
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    Warrior Freedom Service Dogs

    This thread is for the general discussion of the link Warrior Freedom Service Dogs. Please add to the discussion here.
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    Outside Article Patriot Service Dogs are a finalist for the Defender Service Awards

    OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A North Central Florida military service dog organization is in the running to win a national award. Based in Marion County, "Patriot Service Dogs" is one of 5 finalists for the Defender Service Awards. This organization provides trained service dogs for veterans for free...
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    Outside Article Marine Corps League helps Simon get service dog

    The Star of the North Marine Corps League gave Darius Simon a $1,500 boost Oct. 17 toward obtaining and training his new service dog. Simon, a former veterans service officer who now works with Minnesota Disabled American Veterans, adopted a Belgian malinois named Odin two week ago from a...
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    Outside Article Service dog trainees swarm BWI Airport for first major socialization opportunity

    BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Local Baltimore puppies took over BWI Monday in a training exercise to learn about the airport for the first time. Photojournalist Chris Musil Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss and vision impairment at no cost to the recipient and...
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    Outside Article Service dog trainees swarm BWI Airport for first major socialization opportunity

    BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Local Baltimore puppies took over BWI Monday in a training exercise to learn about the airport for the first time. Photojournalist Chris Musil Guiding Eyes for the Blind provides guide dogs to people with vision loss and vision impairment at no cost to the recipient and...
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    Outside Article ‘It’s such a gift’: service dogs help Maryland vets combat PTSD

    A training center in Montgomery County is preparing service dogs to help wounded warriors combat PTSD. By: Abby Isaacs Posted at 5:44 AM, Oct 18, 2022 and last updated 6:36 AM, Oct 18, 2022 HANOVER, Md (WMAR) — A Maryland training center is preparing dogs to help wounded warriors combat PTSD...
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    Outside Article ‘It’s such a gift’: service dogs help Maryland vets combat PTSD

    A training center in Montgomery County is preparing service dogs to help wounded warriors combat PTSD. By: Abby Isaacs Posted at 5:44 AM, Oct 18, 2022 and last updated 6:36 AM, Oct 18, 2022 HANOVER, Md (WMAR) — A Maryland training center is preparing dogs to help wounded warriors combat PTSD...
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    Outside Article 'I feel overwhelmed every day': Person and service dog asked to leave local café

    The Works Café on Main Street in Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO — The manager of a local café and the attorney for a Brattleboro police officer say a local resident is barking up the wrong tree for filing an Americans with Disability Act complaint against them. But Rikki Risatti, a Brattleboro...
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    Outside Article Dog of all trades: UGA student's service dog ranks as one of the fastest in the nation

    University of Georgia student Bailey McNeir's dog Apollo, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois, placed sixth in the large-breed category of the 2022 Fastest Dogs USA invitational competition. (Courtesy/Bailey McNeir) Apollo, a two-year-old Belgian Malinois from Mississippi, has had the most...
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