Warrior Canine Connection – Training Service Dogs for Veterans

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Through Mission Based Trauma Recovery, one dog can help as many as 60 Warriors recover from the stress of combat. Discover how.
In training dogs for Veterans with disabilities, Warriors with post-deployment challenges heal themselves. Learn more.
In training dogs for Veterans with disabilities, Warriors with post-deployment challenges heal themselves. Learn more.

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Congratulations Graduate! 🎓 As we countdown to GRADUATION it is with tremendous PRIDE that we begin our introductions to members of Warrior Canine Connection’s Class of 2019!Join us in congratulating WCC’s Cooper! Based on his excellent health and temperament WCC's Cooper was selected as a breeding dog for our program. In 2018, he became a first-time sire when he and WCC’s Dawn welcomed The Stars & Stripes Litter. This summer WCC’s Cooper sired his second Warrior Canine Connection litter when WCC’s Megan welcomed The No Fail Mission Litter.When asked to reflect on her journey with Cooper, longtime puppy parent Lily Wong shared, “My father was a veteran and taught me the importance of giving back. Cooper and I were partnered together for his second training tour on the west coast. One of the first things we did was go visit his first puppy family at Camp Higuera, it was a very special reunion. Cooper was three weeks old when we first met and then at eight weeks, I was the lucky one who flew him west. He touched so many lives with the veterans at the Menlo Park VA and San Mateo Vet Court Program. We worked hard to earn his stripes and was thrilled when he passed his General rank test. Today, I'm partnered with Bonnie, Cooper's daughter who has the same sweetness and joy of her papa, Cooper.” Thank you Lily for your dedication to WCC’s mission!WCC's Cooper was named after Military Working Dog, Cooper, who was handled by United States Army Corporal Kory Wiens, namesake to WCC's Kory. On July 6, 2007, while on patrol in the town of Muhammad Sath, Iraq, CPL Wiens and Cooper succumbed to wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device was detonated in their path. They were the first military working dog team killed in action together since the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Then Governor, Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, spoke at CPL Wiens and Cooper’s services. He said “Sometimes, a man and his dog truly do become one being. Kory and Cooper served together. They risked life and limb together. And because they did this, they saved many lives together. Many other soldiers have made it home because of them.” CPL Wiens and Cooper were later laid to rest together. #FurTheLoveOfVeterans 🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less

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