NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release September 28, 2019 Contact: Amanda Baity amanda@semperk9.org 571-494-5144, ext. 2 Can Your Dog Win Gold at the 3rd Annual Dog Olympics? Quantico, VA- For the third year, local nonprofit Semper K9 is hosting their dog Olympics, the Obedience Olympiad. This family-friendly event will be sure to have everyone’s tail wagging…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Ralphie, a 4-month old Plott Hound mix, into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Ralphie comes to us from our rescue partner, Operation Paws for Homes, and is named in memory of Lt. Col. Ralph H. Thompson, U.S. Air Force, Retired. …
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Fletch, a 16 week old German Shepherd, into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Fletch was donated by Timothy Huff of Culpeper, Virginia . He is named in memory of Chief Petty Officer, Orris B. Fletcher, USN Ret. Fletch, the oldest of four children, was born…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Phantom and Fury into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Phantom is a 5-month old Great Pyrenees mix who comes to us from our rescue partner, Operation Paws for Homes. Fury is a 4-month old lab who was donated by Kate Gibbons. Phantom and Fury are…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Phantom and Fury into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Phantom is a 5-month old Great Pyrenees mix who comes to us from our rescue partner, Operation Paws for Homes. Fury is a 4-month old lab who was donated by Kate Gibbons. Phantom and Fury are…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Trista, a 10-week old rescue pup, into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Trista comes to us from our rescue partner, Operation Paws for Homes. She is named in memory of Sgt Trista Moretti, US Army. A 1998 graduate of South Plainfield High School, Moretti distinguished herself…
Congress Introduces PAWS Act (Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers) of 2019 Florida Republican Congressman John Rutherford is sponsoring the bill Washington, D.C. – The PAWs Act was introduced to Congress June 5th by Congressman John Rutherford and, if passed, will require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Wheat, a 10-week old rescue pup, into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Wheat comes to us from our rescue partner, Operation Paws for Homes. He is named in honor of Vietnam veteran and US Navy Commander David Wheat. David Wheat was born in 1939 in Dearborn,…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Art, a 9-week old rescue pup, into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Art comes to us from our rescue partner, Operation Paws for Homes. He is named in memory of Chief Warrant Officer 2 and World War II veteran, Arthur “Art” Roemmich, USN Ret. Roemmich…
