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If you follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you’ve seen our weekly series featuring both Hero Dogs and the humans in their lives. We recently featured a U.S. Navy Veteran who is partnered with service dog Hero Dogs Molly and wanted to share what Justin had to say on our website, as well. Name […]

CBS Evening News did a story this Monday featuring facility dog Hero Dogs Barney and his canine colleague, Company, and the important job they’re doing at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Hero Dogs Barney started his new job as facility dog at the hospital just last month and he’s already making a big impact on children […]

Hero Dogs was proud to commemorate International Assistance Dog Week 2020, which was held August 2nd through 8th. ⁣ International Assistance Dog Week (IADW) was created to recognize all the devoted, hardworking assistance dogs helping individuals mitigate their disability-related limitations. Hero Dogs takes the week as an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of all types […]

Sunday, August 09, 2020 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM ET Join us as we adapt to the times with an online version of our presentation for anyone interested in learning more about Hero Dogs! Register to attend Introduction to Hero Dogs at https://bit.ly/next_ihd Would you like to learn more about Hero Dogs? Are you interested […]

Currently raising Tilly (Hero Dogs CPL Patrick D. Tillman, USA)⁣; previously raised Ella (Hero Dogs Eleanor Roosevelt)⁣. 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 & 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆: Jan and Michael, Columbia, MD⁣⁣𝗛𝗼𝘄 & 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀: We started as Puppy Raisers in March 2018.⁣ 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀: We have done a number of demos, […]

Nope, he’s not a tiny pup anymore, Hero Dogs Captain has entered Phase II /Advanced Training. Hero Dogs Captain misses his raiser family, but is excited to continue training to become a service dog for a veteran or first responder with a disability.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞/𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲/𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝: Hero Dogs Captain Richard B. McCurley/10-14-2018/Golden Retriever⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐲: squeaky rubber chicken (but […]