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Meet Tugger: The Phillies’ newest service pup in training

July 1, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A service puppy in training will make his big debut at Tuesday’s Phillies game against the Padres.

Tugger is a yellow labrador retriever. He was born on April 24, just two days before his namesake, 1980 World Series champion and U.S. Marine Corps reservist, Tug McGraw, made his debut with the Phillies. Listen to the full story on KYW Newsradio here.

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Phillies introduce new furry addition to roster

June 30, 2025

Philadelphia Phillies spokesperson Michele DeVicaris introduces Tugger, a 10-week-old service dog-in-training, a new addition to the team’s off-field roster. Watch the full story on Good Morning America here.

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Inside the Mission Healing Veterans with Puppies

June 19, 2025

On a recent episode of Coffee with Ken Biberaj, host Ken visits Warrior Canine Connection in Boyds, Maryland to sit down with founder Rick Yount and explore how this pioneering nonprofit is transforming the way we support veterans. Through an innovative model, Warrior Canine Connection enlists service members to help train future service dogs—giving them purpose, connection, and a path to healing from PTSD and combat-related trauma. Watch the full interview on Coffee with Ken Biberaj here.

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Navy Veteran From Calvert Honored With Service Puppy Named In Her Honor

June 6, 2025

BOYDS, Md. — U.S. Navy veteran Lt. Mary Pat Collins was surprised to learn that a puppy had been named after her. It’s not every day you get the honor of passing along your name to someone with four paws, a wagging tail and a noble mission. Read the full story in The BayNet News here.

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Daughter of Jimmy Stewart Meets Service Dog “Jimmy” at Museum Celebration

May 19, 2025

The Jimmy Stewart Museum celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday, and in attendance was one of Jimmy’s daughters and the service dog that bears his name. Check out the full story from WCCS Radio here.

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World War II veteran meets his service dog namesake

April 7, 2025

By Julia LeDoux

World War II Battle of the Bulge and Army veteran Wilbur “Jack” Myers recently met his namesake, “Wilbur,” a Warrior Canine Connection service dog in training. Read the full story in Connecting Vets.

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Veterans could get service dogs for free under proposed legislation

April 3, 2025

By LINDA F. HERSEY

WASHINGTON — Army veteran Bob Ouellette and Cooper, a 9-year-old golden retriever, were outside the Capitol on Wednesday to support a bill that would fund $10 million annually for grants to provide service dogs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Read the full Stars and Stripes article here.

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Sit, Stay, Say Goodbye

March 27, 2025

Volunteer “puppy raisers” are chipping away at a shortage of service dogs, one short-term adoption at a time.

In the year since Pat and Jane Hipsley brought home Pogo, they’ve spent hours teaching the Labrador puppy how to walk by their side and ignore cooing strangers; how to roll, retrieve her leash and ride an escalator. Read the full story in The New York Times.

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Heath, a yellow Labrador, has inextricably bound two UMSON employees at the Universities at Shady Grove.

March 13, 2025

Warrior Canine Connection’s (WCC) Heath, a yellow Labrador, was named after a World War II sailor, U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Charles Thomas Heath. WCC’s Heath, a service dog in training (SDIT), was born April 10, 2023, as one of a litter of six and bounded into Brigitte Bard’s life when he was 9 weeks old; she had volunteered to serve as a Puppy Parent, raising and training Heath for 18 to 24 months, preparing him for an eventual life with a veteran. WCC is a nonprofit organization that trains service dogs for wounded veterans. Read the full story in The Elm.

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Organization names dog after late veterans affairs secretary

January 1, 2025

Not every hero needs a bronze statue or a painted portrait hanging in a prominent building to be remembered. Sometimes a dog will do just fine.

Earlier this year, an organization called Warrior Canine Connection announced it was naming a service dog after George Owings III. Read the full story in Southern Maryland News.

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