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Be Careful About Backing Yourself Into A Corner
Justin Lansford with his Warrior Canine Connection service dog Gabe at the first-ever Military Benefit Association Wounded Warrior vs NFL Redskin Alumni flag football game Nov 16, 2013 in Arlington,...
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Beware Of His Powerful “Helicopter” Tail
Canine Companions for Independence Facility Dog Lonnie at Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital in Greenville, SC I knew about CCI Facility Dog Lonnie because of a very nice post a young lady who...
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Canine Companions For Independence Assistance Dog Teams At Warrior Games 2013
David Rozelle and his Service Dog Domi The fourth annual Warrior Games just finished up five days ago, and I’m still a little tired. And I was just watching, plus I live here. I can’t imagine what...
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Meeting Medal Of Honor Recipient Sal Giunta
Every so often I get to do something that’s just too good not to talk about here, and yesterday was one of those times – I finally got to meet Medal of Honor recipient Sal Giunta at his book signing...
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“The Class of 2013 Continues To Grow, We Have Seen 2500 Dogs To Find The 9 We...
“The class of 2013 continues to grow, we have seen 2500 dogs to find the 9 we have so far!” I was glad to see the above post a few days ago from Texas Hearing and Service Dogs on their Facebook page,...
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Bet You Have No Idea Just How Low The Bar Is To Say Your Dog Is A Service Dog...
I’ve been getting a lotta questions lately along the same line: “How do I get my dog certified as a service dog?” Not surprising given the increasing interest in service dogs in general, especially...
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“We’re Not A Dog Organization, We’re A People Organization”
Apprentice instructor Courtney Wannarka trains Rutherford, a two-year-old Labrador, to become a service dog at the Canine Companions for Independence campus in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Wednesday, May 11,...
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The Oversimplified Guide To Getting A Service Dog
Wounded US Army veteran Jeff Adams and his Canine Companions for Independence Service Dog Sharif. “Taking Action: Volunteers Needed To Raise Service Dogs” I probably should’ve written this post a...
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Why I’m A One-Trick Pony
The proverbial other shoe dropped at VA two weeks ago – on top of the release of their service dog benefits final rule, which got the predictable response of a lotta torqued off people, they had to...
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You Can Spend Your Life Arguing About Stuff, Or You Can Get Something Done
Doesn’t say so there, but this photo from the Fisher House home page is Canine Companions For Independence Facility Dog Tommy with a wounded Marine at Naval Medical Center San Diego C5. As is normal...
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Super new video where Kimi Yokota, her mother Aimee, and wounded veteran Steve Blackman talk about his Canine Companions for Independence service dog Gottlieb, who the Yokotas raised, and what that’s...
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Warrior Games Recognition Ceremony
The 2012 Warrior Games Recognition Ceremony was held at the Pentagon yesterday afternoon. I’m fortunate to know a few people who were there, including my good friend Lance Weir and his fantastic...
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