toby the service dog

LABRADOR RETRIEVER FREE SERVICE DOG PROGRAM

No Veteran Left Behind

One of our passions is to help those who help others. Our Lab Service Dog Program turns no veteran away. If you know a veteran or first responder who is interested in a service dog please mention us to them so we can help.

We commit to donate $10,000 in service dogs and services each year to our Veterans and first responders in need. We also accept donations to the program in any amount which go toward further support in providing properly trained top notch dogs to our Veterans. 100% of the monies donated will be put toward the program.

The Labs we select for service dogs have a high drive to please their owner. They are chosen from a limited number of our breeding adults, stimulated, socialized and trained early while they are still with their litter mates. The focus in this program is quality over quantity and only the puppies who respond the best are chosen.

Begin the Lab Service Dog Adoption Process

If having one of our amazing Labs will assist you in your daily activities please send us an application and we will help you through the process.

Just a Few of our Dogs Who Have Become Service Dogs

Below are our dogs who have gone on to be trained as service dogs. Some have gone to veterans, some to first responders, and some have been purchased privately and been trained at the owner’s expense. 

chocolate lab service dog with handler and trainer
Labrador Retriever Service Dog
chocolate lab service dog
Lucky Lab Service Dog
Service Dog in Training
Chocolate lab pup service dog in training

We have donated Ember to the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department

ember the community support service dog
labrador service dog testimonial

Toby the Crisis Response Dog in Training for the Nipissing Police Service

Toby the Yellow Lab is going to be trained for the Nipissing Victim Services to work alongside law enforcement as a Crisis Response Dog. Find our more about the program and see Chewie, the K9 Toby is going to be taking over for once trained here.

Toby the crisis response Lab and his handler

Lucky Lab Service dog Jax Being Trained to Smell Blood Clots

Labrador dog in Service
service dogs in training
puppies becoming service dogs
Labrador Service Dog
Brown Service Dog
Lab Service dog
Puppy donated for Service
Lucky Lab dog trained as a PTSD Service Dog
Service Dogs
trained service dog
Service Lab
service dog
service dog
service dog puppies
silver lab service dog

We have donated Ember to the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department

ember the community support service dog

OUR FIRST DONATED SERVICE DOG PATTY

OUR FIRST DONATED PTSD SERVICE DOG WHO STARTED IT ALL

Patty's Story

The very first service Lab we donated was Patty to the Citadel Canine Society. Patty began as one of many puppies from a large litter from our female Lab Sienna. We watched the puppies in the litter carefully as we socialized them to find one who would be suitable to serve as a PTSD service dog. By the time week eight came there were a few candidates who having been exposed to a thorough evaluation process would have been excellent choices. We ended up choosing our Chocolate Lab Patty and began her basic puppy obedience training straight away.

Patty graduated to a second trainer around the time she was 10 weeks old. Working dogs are a little different than pets, oh sure you can love them but when they are working in the task they have been trained to do that is all they focus on. Service dogs are trained to recognize, indicate and interrupt early signs of anxiety, panic attacks and nightmares, allowing the veteran to break the cycle and regain emotional control. Service dogs are only one part of the puzzle when dealing with PTSD but they can be a huge help.

Of the skills they are trained in they recognize the signs right before the Veteran experiences a flashback, or the signs of them having a nightmare and wake them and turn on the light to help them to see they are safe and allow them to regain control over their emotions.

After quite a few months Patty was given to her new owner who also continued Patty’s training process. Reports from her owner indicate Patty is taking really good care of her

Lab Puppy Patty Sitting at the Ground

Chocolate Labrador Retriever PTSD Support Dog Patty