MAKING A DIFFERENCE
SERVICE DOGS RIDE CERTIFIED Do you ever find yourself sitting down to work, but ending up on Facebook instead? Or gone to the grocery store for a gallon of milk, only to leave with everything but the milk? We all get distracted. When you're a dog, the world itself can be a distraction. Squirrels, cars, people, other dogs, invisible smells, food on the ground, etc. How's a dog to concentrate? For service dogs, it's their job to focus. To focus on helping their human live an independent life. To allow themselves to get distracted means putting their human at risk. Which means service dogs work really hard. The training they go through is incredible! At Fidos for Freedom, service dogs are family. This organization trains puppies into service dogs, hearing dogs, and therapy dogs, then matches them to individuals with disabilities so they can thrive! With a little doggie help, many people with disabilities can live an independent life. Cara Gregg is both the Director for Outreach for Fidos for Freedom and a member with a service dog, Tank, who's now retired. Caesar was supposed to be her next match, but he's now exited the program due to a medical condition. Thanks to Cara, Caesar is entering his new forever home already trained to ride in the car buckled up in a certified seatbelt. She's gotten several other service dogs riding certified too. Here's the scoop.
RIDING CERTIFIED
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JANUARY 2021