WCC in the News Archives - Warrior Canine Connection

Veterans train service dogs as therapy in Hendersonville

April 20, 2022/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

April 19, 2022
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – In Western North Carolina, dogs will be ready to serve someone in need, all thanks to a few men and women who have served.

Military veterans train the dogs. And during the process, they learn coping mechanisms too.

Nicholas Baird is a Marine Veteran.

“It started out as a volunteer opportunity, but it quickly turned into more; especially when I met Danny,” Baird said.
Watch the full story on Fox Carolina here.

Puppy Parent Volunteers Needed

April 6, 2022/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — April is Volunteer Appreciation Month.

If you’re looking for a cause to support, become a puppy parent and help raise service dogs for Warrior Canine Connection. Watch the full story on Fox 45 here.

Frolic with Warrior Canine Connection Dogs on National Puppy Day

March 24, 2022/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

What better way to celebrate National Puppy Day Wednesday than by volunteering with Warrior Canine Connection?

Warrior Canine Connection seeks puppy lovers to help raise a future service dog for present and former members of the United States military. Check out the full story on MyMCMedia.org here.

Puppy Parents Needed to Raise Service Dogs for Veterans

March 22, 2022/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

Warrior Canine Connection is seeking puppy lovers to help raise a future service dog for present and former members of the United States military.

“We are in dire need of puppy parent volunteers,” said Beth Bourgeois, media relations officer for the nonprofit in Boyds. The organization seeks at least a dozen puppy parents. Read the full story on MYMCMedia.org here.

Veterans discover the healing powers of service dogs

December 30, 2021/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

December 27, 2021 – BALTIMORE (WBFF) — For the longest time, war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – or PTSD – relied on medications to ease their pain.

Lately, however, some veterans have found relief from service dogs. Watch this powerful story by WBFF Fox 45 News here.

A World War II veteran meets his Warrior Canine Connection namesake

December 23, 2021/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

December 22, 2021 – Bucci meets Bucci.

Warrior Canine Connection held a special meeting between one of its service dogs in training and the 98-year-old World War II veteran he is named after on Dec. 15 in Catonsville, Maryland. Read the full story on ConnectingVets.com here.

98-year-old WWII veteran meets his canine namesake

December 20, 2021/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

December 19, 2021

CATONSVILLE, Md. — United States Army Private First Class Alfred Francis Bucci remembers a lot more than he forgets at the age of 98.

“We went and landed in the heart of France on November 1st or 2nd of 1944,” he said. Watch the full story on WBFF Fox News 45 here.

WCC Featured on Small Town Big Deal

December 15, 2021/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

WCC was recently featured on the popular TV show Small Town Big Deal during its Veterans Day special. Hosted by Rodney Miller and Jann Carl, the show shines a spotlight on the amazing and inspiring things happening in small towns and farm communities across America … towns like Boyds, Maryland. Watch the story here.

Following Commands: UMSON Studies Military Veterans with PTSD as They Train Service Dogs

December 1, 2021/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

November 29, 2021 – Todd, Laura, Lucy. From the sound of it, the two military veterans could be mentioning relatives or teammates. Yet their tone is more like that of teachers, recalling star pupils or the class clown who later shaped up. Charles, Dewey, Shannon.

All those named are indeed pupils — canine ones. They are service dogs in training, and the classroom is usually a field among farms in Boyds, Md. The students are Golden or Labrador Retrievers that are bred, trained, and placed by Warrior Canine Connection (WCC), a nonprofit organization serving veterans and military families. Read the full story in Catalyst here.

Hometown Hero: Pause for Paws

November 22, 2021/0 Comments/in WCC in the News /by WCC Comms

It’s not every day that someone gets to tell their story to the United States Congress and not every story moves Congress to act. Read this story on Warrior Canine Connection in the November 2021 edition of Lifestyle Potamic here. (Story begins on page 12.)

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