January 28, 2015
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Healthy Living Photos courtesy Support Dogs, Inc. These dogs will be trained by Support Dogs, Inc., which functions as a national non-profit organization which helps provide service dogs to disabled individuals, veterans, and other members of the community. Support Dogs, Inc. has received a grant to aid in construction of new $2.9 million headquarters in St. Louis County.
Support Dogs, Inc. receives grant to aid in construction of new $2.9 million headquarters By Sara Hardin A generous grant has been provided to Support Dogs, Inc. that will aid in the construction of a new 21,000-squarefoot headquarters. The $435,000 grant was awarded to the organization after Support Dogs applied for a challenge grant from The Mabee Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The criteria that needed to be met by Support Dogs in order to receive the grant included raising $2.9 million and starting construction of its new headquarters at 10955 Linpage Place in St. Louis County. The agency is scheduled to move to its new location in the fall of 2015. Support Dogs, Inc. functions as a national non-profit organization which helps provide service dogs to disabled individuals, veterans, and other members of the community. “Our mission is to offer dignity, hope and independence by providing highly skilled service dogs to individuals with disabilities and uniquely trained dogs to
serve the community,” said Support Dog Development Director, Ann Weinerth. Weinerth went on to explain that the dogs provided by the organization can assist individuals experiencing a wide range of disabilities. “Our services help to provide individuals an opportunity to lead an independent lifestyle,” explained Weinerth. “For a client in a wheelchair, a service dog would pick up and retrieve things. For a veteran suffering from PTSD, the service dog would act as a second pair of eyes and provide a sense of comfort. For someone who is deaf or hard of hearing, a dog could alert them of various sounds such as a smoke detector, a microwave timer, or even a baby crying. The dog would alert the client by touching his nose to the client’s hand or leg.” Nadine Wenig, Canine Training Supervisor at Support Dogs, went into detail about the training that is required for each dog and what the dogs should
be able to accomplish before being made available to clients. “You have to have a love for dogs, See HELPING PAW page 2
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