KSDS Names Future Assistance Dog Litter After Military Installations
Posted on | January 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
On a happier note than my last two posts…
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 – they named all the dogs for military bases – what a fantastic idea!
That’s Miramar pictured above – here are all nine names:
- Barstow — Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, CA
- Beale — Beale Air Force Base, CA
- Hood — Fort Hood, TX
- Meade — Fort Meade, MD
- Miramar — Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA
- Oceana — Naval Air Station Oceana, VA
- Riley — Fort Riley, KS
- Schriever — Schriever Air Force Base, CO
- Whidbey — Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA
You can see pictures of all the dogs in the litter here (BTW, the bandanas look way too close to an actual US flag for me, a common problem with lots of well-meaning stuff and a pet peeve of mine, but that doesn’t really detract from an otherwise tremendous idea.):
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=143581&id=59272557571
NAS Whidbey Island has already written about their namesake dog Whidbey in Thursday’s base newspaper:
“Future service dog named ‘Whidbey’“
Big points to KSDS for having this wonderful idea.
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February 16th, 2010 @ 9:04 pm
Hi Al! I’m raising Beale for KSDS and was excited to see your post about us. Thanks for the “big points” for KSDS.
Love from Sacramento,
Becka
February 17th, 2010 @ 6:56 am
As the one who took the pics – I can assure you that the bandana is not a US Flag. The puppies were small (the bandana is made for a full size lab) and we had to wrap it on itself a few times so very little of the scarf actually was showing (as you can see). Sorry for any offense – non was intended.
Thanks for the highlight. KSDS (like CCI) is a great organization and I’m thrilled you see that.