Facility Dog Becomes First Non-Human To Receive Volunteer Service Award
You really gotta wade through this article (and there are definitely some inaccuracies in it, too) to find it, but here’s the key point of the story:
Canine Companions for Independence Facility Dog Dart at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL just became the first dog to ever receive the Rainbow Award from the Brevard Association of Human Services – it’s always been given to humans before.
Canine Companions for Independence Facility Dog Dart with human partner Karen Hersing, LCSW.
Third Canine Companions Facility Dog Coming To Chattanooga Area Schools
Nice story and audio in this morning’s Chattanooga paper about three Canine Companions for Independence Facility Dogs in the Chattanooga area schools – Reebee II, Zorro II, and a third yet to be chosen that’s been approved and is on the way. Kay Gaither, the teacher getting the third dog, says she hopes to attend the May Team Training at CCI’s Southeast Regional Center in Orlando.
Stone Creek Elementary To Get Walker’s Third Facility Dog
Canine Companions for Independence Assistance Dogs On-Duty For Veterans
Great picture of two Canine Companions for Independence assistance dogs and their humans taken during the recent US Paralympics Military Sports Camp that was held at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Oct 14-17:
Left to right – Buddy Hayes, her Service Dog Ellie, Kristin Valent, physical therapist at NMCSD Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care (C5), and Facility Dog Tommy who is assigned with her there. (Click the image for a larger version.)
“The Marines Wanted a Manly Dog”
Pfc. James Burns plays with service dog Finn at the Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Detachment, Camp Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Hey, how about something a lot more fun and upbeat than yesterday’s depressing post about the VA (one of these days I hope to be able to write about them and have a good feeling instead of the bad one I always get now).
CCI Places First Facility Dog At A Major Wounded Warrior Medical Care Center
I attended the Canine Companions for Independence Southwest Regional Center (SWR) graduation in Oceanside, CA last Saturday, and one of the graduating teams was a Facility Dog, Tommy III, along with therapists from the Naval Medical Center San Diego, Comprehensive Combat and Complex Casualty Care, better known as C5.
- L to R: NMCSD C5 therapists April Walter, Jacque Moore, and Kristin Valent; Facility Dog Tommy III; and his proud Puppy Raisers from Denver, Vanessa and Kevin O’Grady. Photo courtesy Carol-Ann DeMaio Goheen.
CCI Facility Dog Zorro – “A Very Special Friend”
A lotta times I think Facility Dogs are the most overlooked assistance dogs that Canine Companions for Independence trains – at least I know that I sure didn’t give them the respect they deserve for a long time, anyway.
You can check out the complete list of things Facility Dogs do on the CCI website, but one of those things is working with kids in an educational setting. There’s a nice story and video from WRCB in Chattanooga today about Zorro, a Facility Dog at Chattanooga Valley Elementary School in Flintstone, GA.
About Me
I'm very active with Canine Companions for Independence as a former member of the Veterans Task Force and puppy raiser. Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with my last assignments at the Air Force Academy as the Fourth Group Sergeant Major and Dean of Faculty Superintendent.
I'm actively looking for a paid position doing what I already do full-time as a volunteer.
Read More About MeSubscribe via RSS
