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  1. Layla the service dog helps Ferris State student Lily DeGroot overcome challenges – right through to commencement

    Service Dog Layla the service dog helps Ferris State student Lily DeGroot overcome challenges – right through to commencement

    BIG RAPIDS, Mich. — There’s only one place you’d find Layla the service dog on Lily DeGroot’s special day: right by her owner’s side. And that’s just where Layla walked — tail wagging the whole way — as DeGroot crossed the stage to accept her diploma at Ferris State University’s commencement...
  2. Abhean

    Keep Going K9

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  3. Keep Going K9

    West Virginia Keep Going K9

    At Keep Going K9s, we champion the unwavering spirit of our nation’s heroes, walking hand in leash towards a new dawn of hope and healing by uniting them with life-changing service dogs. Our mission is a shared journey Together Towards Tomorrow, where the leash is a bond of mutual support...
  4. We help the dog and we help the person': Central Texas nonprofit rescues pups with potential to train and serve those with disabilities

    Service Dog We help the dog and we help the person': Central Texas nonprofit rescues pups with potential to train and serve those with disabilities

    Author: Jessica Cha DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — For the past 35 years, a service dog training nonprofit in Dripping Springs has transformed unwanted dogs into essential partners for Texans living with significant challenges. Sheri Soltes, founder and CEO of Service Dogs, Inc., says the dogs...
  5. Sarasota dog business owners arrested for animal cruelty after 4 dogs died in custody

    Service Dog Sarasota dog business owners arrested for animal cruelty after 4 dogs died in custody

    Melissa Pérez-Carrillo Sarasota Herald-Tribune The owners of K9 Training for Heroes, a Sarasota dog training business for veterans with PTSD, have been arrested after four dogs died in their custody. Natasha Wilhelm, 39, and Sean Hubschmitt, 40, were arrested on Nov. 20 for animal cruelty...
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    Outside Article Waldorf Veteran Pushes For Improved VA Support For Service Dogs

    Abhean has published a news story: Waldorf Veteran Pushes For Improved VA Support For Service Dogs. Brennon Groves, a medically retired U.S. Air Force veteran, is leading a nationwide effort to reform the Veterans Administration’s (VA) process for assisting veterans with service dogs Read the...
  7. Waldorf Veteran Pushes For Improved VA Support For Service Dogs

    Service Dog Waldorf Veteran Pushes For Improved VA Support For Service Dogs

    WALDORF, Md. — Brennon Groves, a medically retired U.S. Air Force veteran, is leading a nationwide effort to reform the Veterans Administration’s (VA) process for assisting veterans with service dogs. His Change.org petition, which has garnered over 20,400 signatures, calls for the establishment...
  8. Yardley Area Family Helping Alpha Bravo Canine Find New Home

    Service Dog Yardley Area Family Helping Alpha Bravo Canine Find New Home

    Nicky Christopher has held fundraisers for Alpha Bravo Canine in Lower Makefield Township for three years. The organization now needs a new home. (Alpha Bravo Canine) LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —For three years every April, Sara and Nicky Christopher have held an Alpha Bravo Canine fundraiser to...
  9. Service, therapy animals on campus improve student wellness, create community

    Therapy Dog News Service, therapy animals on campus improve student wellness, create community

    A service dog and its owner pose on campus. Therapy and service animals help Bruins reap various benefits. (Daily Bruin file photo) Animals – whether personal pets or service animals – can be seen around campus. While UCLA’s residential pet policy only allows fish in tanks under 10 gallons...
  10. Abhean

    Question Service Dog Training Methods

    No matter if you have self-trained, had your service dog trained by a professional, or some hybrid fashion which training list did you use? While, here in the states, we don't have the requirement to be "certified" or carry papers for our service dogs training we should always focus on some...
  11. Abhean

    Vets To Vets United, Inc.

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  12. Vets To Vets United, Inc.

    North Carolina Vets To Vets United, Inc.

    Founded in 2012, our North Carolina-based program is exclusively for U.S. military veterans who are lonely, suffering from depression, or who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a traumatic brain injury, or a physical disability. Missional Living We embrace God's mission...
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    South Dakota Service Dogs

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    South Dakota South Dakota Service Dogs

    It can take years for a veteran to receive a service dog through current programs. Unfortunately, many veterans succumb to PTSD-related problems while waiting. South Dakota Service Dogs was founded in 2021 by Anthony & Eleanor Russell to help fill this need and provide service dogs free of...
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    VIP Service Dog Foundation

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  16. VIP Service Dog Foundation

    Illinois VIP Service Dog Foundation

    VIP is a 501c(3) non-profit charity organization who trains and places service, skilled companion and emotional support dogs to developmentally differently-abled, physically differently-abled individuals. Our dogs assist differently-abled individuals with everyday activities.
  17. Abhean

    VIP Service Dog Foundation

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  18. Abhean

    VIP Service Dog Foundation

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  19. FCI Thomson introduces dog training program to inmates

    Service Dog FCI Thomson introduces dog training program to inmates

    FCI Thomson announced a new program that lets inmates train dogs to be service animals. The facility will be partnering with VIP Service Dog Foundation for the program. The dogs will stay at the prison up until 18 months old. The program aims to give both the dogs and the inmates lifelong...
  20. Abhean

    Outside Article Raleigh restaurant apologizes, retrains staff after veteran was turned away with his service dog

    Abhean has published a news story: Raleigh restaurant apologizes, retrains staff after veteran was turned away with his service dog - Restaurant responds after veteran, service dog turned away Read the full story here...
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