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BENNING is doing Awesome!!

Cece Miller — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:58:02 +0000

Hi Everyone!! I have had a lot of questions lately about how BENNING is doing, so I figured I would blog to let everyone know!! In my opinion, BENNING is doing Awesome!! He still has to mature out of his puppy stages. He is incredibly curious and sometimes hyperactive; but he is coming along little by [...]

Dog Bites in the News – Our Take

kyria — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:04:40 +0000

Hey all, Unfortunately, the news has been full of press about dog bites recently. Even scarier, some of these attacks have been committed by “Service Dogs.” The nature of, extent of, and origin of the training of said “biting Service Dogs” remains unknown…nevertheless, to the mostly untrained eye of the public, it tarnishes the reputation [...]

Two Silver Labs Donated!

Web Master — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:16:07 +0000

Updates from Terry Henry… Yesterday Terry picked up two Silver Lab puppies donated by John Stewart of Stewarts Utopia Kennel in Waynesboro Pa. A female named SOPHIE and a male named OATH are beginning their new career training at SFF Hazelton today! And today Terry is on hos way to another kennel in Pa. to [...]

UNCW Assistant Dogs Training 1- The Big Day

Web Master — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:43:54 +0000

As much as you can hear it talked about, exemplified, and re-talked about, you never really understand the value of having an Assistance Dog by your side until you experience it. For me, I think I got at least a small taste of that experience on the most stressful day in any new class- the [...]

Assistance Dogs I class is inspirational!

Web Master — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:43:00 +0000

When I walked out of class today all I could think was “Wow”. I had never imagined that this class would not only be so informative but so inspirational. Today, Mrs. Ivancevich and ELLIE came to visit out class and tell us about her amazing little girl, Amanda. From the very beginning when she play [...]