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  • Program that pairs service dogs with veterans booted from Fort Belvoir and Walter Reed

    11/09/2017 9:02:41 AM PST · by mairdie · 16 replies
    WTOP Washington ^ | November 8, 2017 | Kate Ryan
    A program that prepares service dogs for permanent placement with wounded veterans and their families has been booted from Fort Belvoir and Walter Reed without explanation, the program's executive director says. GERMANTOWN, Md. — The Warrior Canine Connection, a program that uses an army of volunteer puppy raisers, dog trainers and veterans to prepare service dogs for wounded veterans and their families, has been partnering with military facilities in the D.C. region since 2009. But suddenly — and without explanation — that came to a stop, says Warrior Canine Connection Executive Director Rick Yount. He said his trainers and puppy...