By: Tina Peplinskie Photos: Kat Forder Publishing date: Dec 20, 2021 A local non-profit corporation with the mission to source, train, and match service dogs with veterans and first responders has continued to grow and thrive despite the pandemic. Fire Team K-9’s Headquarters in Pembroke opened in September 2020, providing grooming, dog day care and...
Our Service Dogs and Service Dogs in Training recently had the chance to visit the City of Pembroke Fire Department to learn about the sights, sounds and scents of our local first responders. As working dogs it is vitally important for our pups to know that first responders are friendly. A big thank you to...
Fire Team K-9’s service dogs put to the test at Grn Petawawa fire hall Patricia Lebeouf – Petawawa Post Service dogs must be ready for anything life may throw their way in order to keep their human safe. To ensure that they are ready to respond to anything, the Fire Team K-9’s pups are put...
WOUNDED WARRIORS CANADA ADDS FIRE TEAM K-9 TO PTSD SERVICE DOG PROGRAM Wounded Warriors Canada (WWC) is proud to announce that Fire Team K-9 has been added to its PTSD Service Dog program supporting injured Veterans and First Responders. As a training provider, Fire Team K-9 will work in collaboration with the program’s various training...
K9 Headquarters open for business, profits to fund service dogs for veterans Tina Peplinskie – Pembroke Observer The K9 Headquarters officially opened its doors on Boundary Road in Pembroke at the beginning of September and the official ribbon cutting ceremony was held a month later. The one-stop shop for four legged-friends offers grooming services,...
2021 taught us how to pivot, stay flexible and embrace change. Teaching our Service Dogs in Training (SDiT) about the world, when everything is shut down, required creativity and perseverance. Your support during this past year has means that we end year with 16 SDiT in the program, exceeding our goals! We’re looking forward to...
Service Dog Professor Plum recently went to work at The Lavallee Health Centre teaching staff about how Service Dogs work with Veterans. Do you have a team building event, lunch and learn, or staff gathering in need of a guest speaker? Fire Team K-9’s has several team members available to visit with your workplace!
Service Dogs in Training (SDiT) receive intensive training for 2 years, and ongoing training throughout their working life. Working dogs like Briar are trained to work unobtrusively in public spaces, like this barbershop. Here she remains readily available to her Handler, but out of the way until she is needed. Special thanks to The Valley...
Fire Team K9’s Service Dogs attended Remembrance Day Ceremonies throughout the Ottawa Valley and beyond this year, from The National Military Cemetery to the Pembroke War Memorial Cenotaph and to Garrison Petawawa and Deep River.
A fire team is 2 soldiers working together. Fire Team partners depend on each other. For many veterans a service dog is like having a fire team partner. Our service dogs and handlers work together as a team. PTSD service dogs are trained to perform special tasks such as sorrow and nightmare interruption. Service dogs...
Fire Team K-9’s Inc. is a proud Service Dog provider for Wounded Warriors Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command.