Puppy Jake Foundation News
News and updatesabout the foundationand services dogs
Last stop: The Training Trip
Service dog in training, Winston, just completed a weekend training trip to Boston with our Lead Trainer Renee Moore and Assistant Lead Trainer Rhonda Stuhrenberg. It was a classic planes, trains
The hardest part of the ADA Service Dog Law: Asking a service dog to leave a public place
We are frustrated. In the past 10 years, we have had to retire two service dogs because they were attacked by other “service dogs” in public. We use “service dogs” in
Why we re-career dogs
We recently re-careered two dogs. One was a puppy, and the other was a Phase 3 service dog in training. Let’s start with the Phase 3 dog. The decision to
Prairie Meadows Donates $15,000 to Puppy Jake
Prairie Meadows recently awarded Puppy Jake Foundation a Betterment Grant totaling $15,000. The grant will help fund their service dogs for veterans program. Prairie Meadows is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
It’s not a muzzle (but it is important)
If you’ve seen a service dog out in public, you may have noticed some of them wearing something that looks a little like a muzzle. It’s called a Gentle Leader (sometimes called
Celebrating New Service Dog Teams
At Puppy Jake Foundation, every graduation is the start of a new chapter filled with hope, healing and partnership. Each of these matches represents countless hours of training, the dedication