Schriever Air Force Base Takes Note Of Its Namesake Assistance Dog In Training

Nice official Air Force follow-up story today about one of the dogs in the KSDS military litter I mentioned last month (“KSDS Names Future Assistance Dog Litter After Military Installations “).

Schriever Air Force Base here in Colorado Springs has a new article both online and in the printed edition of their base newspaper this week about – who else? – their namesake dog, Schriever:

(Click on the image for a nice giant high-resolution version.)

KSDS Names Future Assistance Dog Litter After Military Installations

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

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