Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of service dog in training Tink into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Tink, a 10-week old shepherd lab mix, is named in memory of USMC MWD Handler Cpl David Michael Sonka and comes to us from our rescue partner Operation Paws for Homes. As a child, Tink was…
By Amanda Baity When we started Semper K9 almost 5 years ago, we had no idea what our future would look like…other than the mission itself. We had plans on what we wanted to do but we didn’t know what that actually looked like. One year into operations we rented an old family farmhouse on…
Provided by Loveless Porter Architects, LLC Semper K9 Assistance Dogs is a passion for Marine Corps combat veteran Christopher Baity and his wife Amanda Baity. They formed the nonprofit in 2014 to rescue dogs to train as service animals for military veterans living with injuries or PTSD. When Manassas-based architect Sean Porter, owner of Loveless…
Service Dog Jane, Morti’s mother. Semper K9 Assistance Dogs is excited to announce the acceptance of Morti into our service dog program. Morti is a 10-week old golden retriever, the son of Service Dog Jane that Semper K9 worked with in our maintenance training program. Jane’s handler wanted to give back to our program by donating…
Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of service dog in training Perkins into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Perkins, an 8-week old shepherd lab mix, is named in memory of USMC Combat Photographer Corporal William T. Perkins Jr. and comes to us from our rescue partner Operation Paws for Homes. “I nominated the…
By Christopher Baity Christopher Baity, along with his wife Amanda, founded Semper K9 Assistance Dogs in 2014. Baity is an OEF/OIF veteran Marine Corps dog trainer and kennel master with three combat deployments, one civilian deployment and two additional overseas deployments with working dogs. He has over 16 years of formal dog training and handling…
We want to thank Mike Rowe, the Returning the Favor Crew, Team Semper K9 and Community Supporters for making this episode of RTF possible for Semper K9! Learn how you can get involved by watching this quick video from one of our founders and then, read this blog post by Christopher Baity about his RTF…
Quantico, Virginia– Semper K9 Assistance Dogs is pleased to announce Founder and Executive Director Christopher Baity has been named a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine. Calling honorees “local heroes,” the publication says the designation is “one of the highest honors our community bestows on people who make this a better place.” Baity is…
