WCC in the News
Following Commands: UMSON Studies Military Veterans with PTSD as They Train Service Dogs
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 […]
Hometown Hero: Pause for Paws
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.)
Warrior Canine Connection The Dogist Fund Recipient, November 2021
To Honor our Veterans In honor of Veterans Day, we’re raising money for Warrior Canine Connection. WCC utilizes a Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) model to help recovering veterans reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other. Their program has veterans training service dogs for other veterans, so more lives are impacted through […]
Warrior Canine Connection: training service dogs for our nation’s heroes
November 11, 2021 WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Brian van de Graaff visited Warrior Canine Connection in Boyds, Maryland, where a dedicated team is helping train service dogs to help our veterans with visible and invisible wounds. Watch the story on Good Morning Washington here.
Giving Day: Warrior Canine Connection
November 11, 2021 For Veterans Day, KTVU highlights the work of the Warrior Canine Connection, which pairs veterans with service dogs to help them meet their physical and emotional needs. Alexis Baker spoke to Mornings on 2 about the training that goes into making the program a success. Watch the story on KTVU Fox 2 […]
Local organization trains service dogs to assist recovering veterans
BOYDS, Md. — It was a graduation celebration in Boyds, Maryland, on Saturday. However, it wasn’t just humans walking across the stage but also their four-legged friends who received certifications that will help recovering veterans. Watch the full story on WDVM here.
