Sentences with phrase «service dogs for»

Another important member of «Rosie's Team» not yet mentioned is Rosie's owner and trainer, Dale Picard, Executive Director of Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities (ECAD) in Torrington, CT, who along with his wife Lu, have trained service dogs for 15 years (website: ECAD1.

Dundalk Ireland — Service Dogs Europe (SDE) provide Service Dogs for children and adults with a wide range of disabilities and additional needs.

Service Dogs for American (SDA) requires the applicant be at least 12 years old, participate in an interview with one of their SDA representatives, and be able to provide financial proof that he can afford a service dog.

Questions remain after Liberal budget promise paves way for more service dogs for veterans with PTSD, Toronto Star Federal government weighs tactics to forestall dumping of steel, aluminum, Globe and Mail Fight over secret St. Anne's residential school documents back in court, Canadian Press

Only guide dogs for the blind, service dogs for people with disabilities and working dogs in training are permitted inside the Aquarium.

Dogs For Heroes is a 501 (c)(3)- pending organization based in Illinois that rescues pit bull terrier like dogs, rehabilitates and trains them, and then places them as Companion, Therapy, or Service Dogs for Veterans suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

A few dogs, especially with training, military and service dogs for example, may be able to tackle a wall or fence of over six feet in height.

BADRAP dogs have gone on to serve as certified therapy dogs, reading assistant dogs, PTSD Service Dogs for veterans, performance dogs in dog sports, canine detection dogs for State Police agencies, and education dogs for public presentations.

All training tips in this series are from ECAD (Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities), a non-profit organization dedicated to training service dogs for veterans with disabilities.

In recent years service dogs for children with autism have become a valuable resource for the autistic community and have been proven to significantly decrease cases of wandering, and increase a child's social interaction.

The article about service animals is a wonderful article, but one note to add is there is an organization in Oklahoma that rescues dogs from local shelters and then trains them to become service dogs for people with different medical needs.

For example, the organization supports Landon's Helping Paws, which provides service dogs for children with Down Syndrome.

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 15th, 2012 at 1:38 pm tagged as PTSD Dogs, service dogs for PTSD, Stacy Pettit, Therapetics of Oklahoma and is filed under All Past Articles, General Interest, Pet Training.

Mary, who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in special education and psychology at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, has also trained service dogs for nearly 10 years and she is the lead trainer for Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma.

These former soldiers are now on a new mission to help train service dogs for their communities, fellow vets and veteran families.

Shannon has been around service dogs for over 10 years and has been working with them as a trainer since the start of Medical Mutts.

Kathy also fosters for Operation Delta Dog in Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs and trains them to be service dogs for veterans suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and related challenges.

Their talents include hunting, tracking, retrieving, pointing, watchdog, guarding, police work, service dogs for the disabled, search & rescue and agility.

Though most are too small to serve as effectively as other breeds as guide dogs for the blind, some make first - rate service dogs for the deaf.

At Firewind he and his staff have trained dogs for Police Service, Field, Obedience, and as Service Dogs for people with disabilities.

Service dogs for epileptics can be trained to activate emergency call equipment and remind their people to take their medication at specific times.

If you are a federal or a state government employee — or if your company conducts its own giving campaign — please consider designating Service Dogs for America to receive your workplace contributions.

Prisoners at the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown, ND, have trained dogs for Service Dogs for America's program.

The program is a win - win for all involved and positively transforms the lives of at - risk youth and homeless dogs, whether they go on to become service dogs for those in need or well - loved pets in a forever home.

Service Dogs for America has created many partnerships in our community to help build our financial strength.

Service Dogs for America would like to thank you for your donation; your support means a service dog doesn't have to be a financial burden for their new human.

The TLC program provides incarcerated girls with the opportunity for rehabilitation through the experience of assessing and training homeless shelter dogs to eventually become service dogs for wounded warriors and individuals with autism in San Diego County.

Service Dogs for America / Great Plains Assistance Dog Foundation is a tax exempt 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charity and is an accredited member of Assistance Dogs International (ADI)

At Service Dogs for America most of our dogs are whelped on - site at the Jud campus.

«There is no way any program could afford the level of training the prisoners provide» says the Executive Director for Service Dogs for America.

Training service dogs for individuals living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) requires very specialized knowledge and skills — in both the trainer and the dog.

Service Dogs for America proudly accepts applications from both military and non-military individuals suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

After years of complaints — and enough controversy and drama to rate an episode of Dr. Phil — the investigation into a company that supplies service dogs for diabetics and others has led to the filing of a lawsuit by Virginia's Attorney General.

In 2013 Wayne became a volunteer puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind, a non-profit organization that provides service dogs for the visually impaired where he focuses on building a healthy bond between dog and handler, animal socialization techniques and the establishment of all around good manners for a canine companion in and outside of the home.

She also talks about incredible service dogs for veterans that were trained in Shelter to Service and Prison Puppy programs!

When I was training Service Dogs for people with disabilities we would often strap a harness on them to begin training them to pull a wheelchair.

After the Veteran's Administration decided not to provide service dogs for veterans in 2012, Cole spent $ 10,000 of his own money to adopt Kaya, a German Shepard service dog.

In 2002 he started the multi-platform Sam Simon Foundation, one arm of which rescues animals from Los Angeles kill shelters and trains some of them to be service dogs for the hearing - impaired and veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Additionally, these dogs usually make great service dogs for search and rescue work.

That's why Doc's Dogs for Vets has teamed up with Yosemite Bark Training Services and Valley State Prison in Chowchilla to initiate a non-profit volunteer program to train rescue dogs to become service dogs for veterans.

Only that last third express interest in having service dogs for life.

Zoetis recently announced the expansion of its K - 9 Courage ™ Program to support two American Humane initiatives benefiting military dogs and service dogs that assist veterans: the Wags4Patriots program that helps provide service dogs for veterans who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), and the Emergency Veterinary Grants for Military Dogs program that awards financial grants to provide emergency treatment to retired military dogs in need.

On October 24th 4 dogs joined 11 inmate trainers at Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, California and began the journey to become service dogs for Veterans.

So the last one I did was for a group up in the Greenville area and they pull dogs, mostly Labs, that they think can potentially become service dogs for PTSD.»

The program is designed to rescue eligible dogs from high kill shelters that are at risk of euthanasia and train them to become service dogs for combat veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Dr. O'Haire says the valuable data from the pilot study helped secure the NIH R21 grant to conduct the large - scale, clinical trial to further investigate the efficacy and role of service dogs for military veterans with PTSD and their spouses.

The PPN team was treated to a rare behind - the - scenes look at Litton Entertainment's hit series to see firsthand how McMillan rescues dogs that are considered unadoptable and transform them into well - trained companions or service dogs for people eager to share their lives with them.

Under the new program — «Dog Tags: Service Dogs for Those Who've Served Us» — prison inmates train and raise puppies to become service and therapy dogs for wounded veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

These highly - trainable dogs are given the chance to find placement as pets, as therapy dogs or as fully - trained service dogs for veterans.

A nonprofit, charitable organization, the Blue Buffalo Foundation encompasses a variety of programs intended to enhance and improve the lives of our furry friends by funding cancer research, financial assistance for cancer treatments, veterinary scholarships and by providing financial support to organizations who provide service dogs for disabled military personnel.