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		<title>&#8220;We Have Always Served Veterans&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article today at NorthJersey.com (&#8220;Canine Corps&#8220;) about service dogs for veterans that&#8217;s really just so-so (I&#8217;ve seen many better, honestly), but there is one key quote in it:

&#8220;We have always served veterans … but it wasn’t until around late 2006 that we actually embarked on what we called the Veterans Initiative to make our services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canine Companions for Independence New 35th Birthday Logo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canine Companions for Independence has a new logo (temporary, I think) celebrating their 35th birthday this year.
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		<link>http://www.albrittain.com/service-dogs/canine-companions-for-independence-new-35th-birthday-logo/</link>
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		<title>Ophelia And Her Assistant Puppy Raisers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I said I wasn&#8217;t gonna turn this into a puppy raising blog &#8211; honestly, I&#8217;m not, but can&#8217;t resist sharing a picture of Ophelia with her &#8216;Assistant Puppy Raisers&#8217; Zephan and Bannon.

I really can&#8217;t imagine raising a puppy without having help from dogs like this.  &#8216;Help&#8217; meaning the kinda influence these dogs have on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schriever Air Force Base Takes Note Of Its Namesake Assistance Dog In Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nice official Air Force follow-up story today about one of the dogs in the KSDS military litter I mentioned last month (&#8220;KSDS Names Future Assistance Dog Litter After Military  Installations &#8220;).
Schriever Air Force Base here in Colorado Springs has a new article both online and in the printed edition of their base newspaper this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Of The Same&#8230;And Something New</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s pretty obvious I haven&#8217;t been posting much here.
That&#8217;s simply a combination of not seeing a lot to write about, still looking for a way to operate that accomplishes what I want as I&#8217;ve already mentioned, and, last, the arrival here a coupla days ago of our latest Canine Companions for Independence puppy, Ophelia.

I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Good As Life Gets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people know Jack Hanna as a famous animal guy and Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, but I&#8217;m not sure nearly as many know he&#8217;s also been a huge long-time supporter of Canine Companions for Independence and has helped raise many thousands of dollars for the organization.
Jack&#8217;s on vacation in Florida right now, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.albrittain.com/service-dogs/as-good-as-life-gets/</link>
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		<title>KSDS Names Future Assistance Dog Litter After Military Installations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a happier note than my last two posts&#8230;
KSDS, a great small ADI-accredited assistance dog organization in Kansas founded 20 years ago, has a tradition of naming its puppy litters for specific themes.  Most recent one was a military theme &#8211; they named all the dogs for military bases &#8211; what a fantastic idea!

That&#8217;s Miramar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.albrittain.com/service-dogs/ksds-names-future-assistance-dog-litter-after-military-installations/</link>
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		<title>Police K-9 Koda Memorial Service Held In Utah Yesterday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick follow-up to my last post about Koda, the police K-9 killed by a fleeing robbery suspect on New Year&#8217;s Day in Midvale, UT.
Koda&#8217;s memorial service was held yesterday &#8211; here&#8217;s a very sad but moving video of the service that&#8217;s definitely worth watching.


&#8220;Memorial service held for fallen police dog&#8220;
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		<link>http://www.albrittain.com/working-dogs/police-k-9-koda-memorial-service-held-in-utah-yesterday/</link>
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		<title>Salt Lake County DA&#8217;s Office Writes $10,000 Check For New Police K-9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t write anything about this incident when it happened New Year&#8217;s Day because it was such a sad story, and I didn&#8217;t really think we all needed to hear one more sad story.  Still very sad, but now something smart has come from it, and seems to me it&#8217;s a model that oughtta be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.albrittain.com/working-dogs/salt-lake-county-das-office-writes-10000-check-for-new-police-k-9/</link>
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		<title>More About Where Things Are Going On This Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Haven&#8217;t had a lot to say lately, partly because I&#8217;ve been thinking about where I want things to go here both in direction and style.
Direction.  The key focus here has been service dogs, particularly as they relate to veterans, and will continue to be.  But I really like all working dogs &#8211; service dogs, police [...]]]></description>
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