K9 Service Dog Teams

After working as a volunteer for the another veteran’s organization in Jacksonville, Florida and watching the amazing work they do to empower our returning Military Veterans, and seeing firsthand the number of Warriors returning home with an invisible disorder, PTSD, it inspired me and my family to look for ways to aid these deserving heroes. My son, a Veteran K9 Police Officer worked as a contractor for the Department of the Army as a bomb dog handler and served two tours in Iraq. Returning home with PTSD really hit home to our family. After two years of research on canine assistance for PTSD we decided the best way we could help these deserving Veterans was to start a non-profit organization to train and give service canines to assist our Warriors efforts to return to civilian life with dignity and independence. When a Warrior arrives at our Academy, they arrive on two legs; they leave on six, with their new canine service partner. We have seen amazing results with our program which motivates us to expand our program and help as many Veterans suffering from PTSD as we can. Our Veterans have fought for our tomorrows, we are fighting for theirs. Bob, my Husband, and I live in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. We have four children, Brett, Jamie, David, and Deirdre. Bob enjoyed a very successful career as a professional golfer, and is now retired from the PGA Champions tour. We have been blessed with wonderful children and eight beautiful Grandchildren. It is our hope and prayers, that we can help as many Wounded Warriors with the assistance of a “forever” partner. God bless our Military and their families.