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Archie

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Archie into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Archie is an English Cream Retriever donated by Rita Spencer. Archie is named in memory of Colonel Archibald Henderson, USMC. Colonel (Brevet Brigadier General) Archibald Henderson, fifth Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born in Colchester, Virginia, on…

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A Brief Overview of Service Dog Training: Beyond Hours and Dollars

by Christopher Baity | Founder & Executive Director of Semper K9 Assistance Dogs Training a service dog holds considerable value, often exceeding thousands of dollars. However, the complexity lies not in the end result but in the time invested in their training. When embarking on the journey of training service dogs, I don’t fixate on…

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Bubba & Jeff

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Bubba into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Bubba is an Airedale Lab mix donated by Manocrest Kennels. He is named in memory of Ted Fleming, USMC Vietnam Veteran.  Ted Fleming was born in National City, California on July 16, 1949. He lived in Indian Land,…

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Parris

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Parris into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Parris is an Airedale Lab mix donated by Manocrest Kennels. She is named in honor of all Marines who graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina. Parris Island has a long history of colonization.…

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Blue Spader & Royal

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Spader into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Spader is an Airedale Lab mix donated by Manocrest Kennels. Spader is named in memory of Lieutenant Colonel Silvio E. Gasperini, US Army. LTC Gasperini was a member of the 26th Infantry in WWII, nicknamed the ‘Blue Spaders.’…

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Lexington

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Lexington into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Lexington is an English Lab donated by Sliding G Ranch. Lexi is named in honor of all US Servicemembers who served on the USS Lexington. Commissioned in 1943, she set more records than any other Essex Class carrier…

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Coral

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Coral into our Service Dogs for Veterans Program. Coral is an English Lab donated by Sliding G Ranch. Coral is named in honor of all US Servicemembers who were involved with the WWII Battle of the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4…

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Maggie

Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Maggie into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Maggie is a Golden Retriever donated by AB Goldens. She is named in memory of Margaret Gee an American aviator who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II.     Pilot, physicist, and researcher…

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King

Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of King into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. King is a Labrador Retriever donated by  of West Virginia. King is named in memory of James Arthur King, United States Air Force. James A. King was born on October 5, 1929 in Myersville, Maryland. He retired as…

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