Sit! Stay! Snuggle!: An Iraq Vet & his Service Golden Retriever Tuesday

I loved discovering Tuesday this Saturday morning. It will surely brighten your day as well.
Like any other golden retriever seeking a treat, Tuesday nudged his owner’s hand with his snout one recent morning and waited expectantly. Luis Carlos Montalvan got up from a chair in his small Brooklyn apartment and walked to the kitchen. Tuesday [...]

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MS Mobility Assistance Golden Retriever Lunar

This special boy, Lunar, attracted me to a news article entitled, Woman with multiple sclerosis trains with guide dog at Children’s Village.
There additionally is a lovely little video clip of Elaine Laffan (pictured above) with her new Golden partner. (Click here for the video which is easiest seen in an Internet Explorer browser)
In reading the [...]

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No nobler deed – training dogs for disabled vets

Center Trains Dogs For Disabled Vets
nbc5i.com
ROCKWALL, Texas — Many dogs know how to roll over, get the paper or play fetch, but some disabled veterans are learning that pups are a lot more than man’s best friend.
In a Rockwall training center, there are no limitations. Kristen Daniels has been in a wheelchair most of her [...]

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Helping Harley Update

A very special friend from Austin, Texas, Greg Korycki, did a wonderful thing. He took the time, along with his wife, to drive several hours to San Antonio to visit with Andrea and Harley. Greg is a tremendous supporter to and very much involved in Golden Rescue, and has similarly dealt with having medically compromised [...]

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First I cried … and then I got mad

For some weeks now, I have attempted to draw attention to a powerful story that not only recognizes the importance of canines in our lives, but draws attention to the current real life effects of a seemingly never ending war. Unfortunately, the solitary newspaper article in the San Antonio Express-News (noted below) failed to be [...]

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Golden Harley Needs his Story to be Heard – Update

NOVEMBER 16 UPDATE FROM ANDREA
I have been busy getting the word out on Harley’s story. I would like to thank all those who have donated to Harley’s fund. It is heartwarming to know that people care. Dr. Randall called me today concerning Harley’s blood work. She was pleased to say that it was normal. Harley [...]

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Therapy Golden Harley — Taking a Bite out of Cancer

Here is my Harley with Audrey, a Brooke Army Medical Center Red Cross Volunteer. Audrey has a lot in common with Harley because she, too, has a brain tumor. As you would expect, Audrey bonded immediately with Harley and remains encouraged when she sees how well he is doing.
One in three persons are developing cancer, [...]

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Canines for Combat Veterans — A Win-Win Situation

Canines for Combat Veterans
In May, 2006, Dogs for Disabled Americans/NEADS was the first service dog program to be invited to D.C.’s Walter Reed Army Medical Center to meet with soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are now beginning to provide walker balance/service dogs from their new Canines for Combat Veterans program.
These dual trained [...]

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Honor and Freedom

Belleview pair raise canines to be service companions for disabled veterans
By Glenda Sanders, The Villages Daily Sun
THE VILLAGES — Their names are Honor and Freedom, indicative of the future ahead of them. The golden retrievers, litter mates, brothers, were selected for training as service dogs for veterans with limited mobility. When they turn 18 months [...]

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A Secret Tale Exposed

I have a story to tell – a story I have not wanted to even whisper about. It has stayed with me for over four years. While the central character in this sordid tale has, and continues to, deceive many unsuspecting souls, it shames me to even have to acknowledge that I, too, fell victim. [...]

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Important to Remember

Since September 2001, I have been keeping a running news media tab on the adverse health and emotional consequences affected by persons as a result of the 9/11 attacks. It is quite sobering, as we realize that those unimaginable images from Ground Zero have been indelibly ingrained onto our consciousness.
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Former GI Gets Service Dog

A former servicewoman from San Antonio who was left paraplegic following an injury sustained in Iraq will be awarded with a service dog in a few weeks.
Amazingly, the Milk-Bone Canine Heroes Program has given away 500 service dogs.

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