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 two 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...
A huge Fire Team K-9’s thank you goes out to our Student Volunteer Chloe who took the initiative this summer to plan and execute a fundraiser for our Service Dogs in Training. She presented Jen Hinch, Director of Operations, with the proceeds of her sticker sale fundraiser this weekend. Fundraising is crucial for FTK-9’s as...
Fire Team K9 Service Dogs is a proud Service Dog provider for Wounded Warriors Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command.