Semper K9 is excited to welcome Wiley into our service dogs for veterans program. Wiley is a 4-month-old yellow lab donated to our program by Graystone Retrievers. Wiley is named in memory of Tuskegee Airman, COL James T. Wiley. Semper K9’s Wiley is sponsored by TREA The Enlisted Association. James Thomas Wiley was the grandson…
Service Dog National Training Standards for Veterans Semper K9 is a founding member of the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans (ASDPMV). Together, with leaders in the service dog for veterans industry, we created the very first national training standard for service dogs and veterans. We all met together in Atlanta in early…
By Christopher Baity, Founder & Executive Director, Semper K9 Assistance Dogs The first question to ask before this question is “When is a service dog finished with his/her training?” The easy answer is: Never. Training stops the day after your dog passes, that is a common and accepted theory throughout the working dog industry. The…
Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Rosie into our service dogs for veterans program. Rosie is a ten month old black lab donated by the Cummings family. She is named in honor of the countless women who entered the workforce to support the war effort during World War II. Rosie the Riveter…
Semper K9 is proud to announce the acceptance of Honey into our service dogs for veterans program. Honey is a 4-month-old German Shepherd donated to us by the Miner family. He is named in memory of LCPL Terry E. Honeycutt, Jr. (T.J.) T.J. wanted to be in the military from the time he was five.…
Semper K9 Assistance Dogs is proud to announce the acceptance of Sky into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Sky is a Goldendoodle mix, sibling pup to Sammy and comes to us from Operation Paws for Homes. Sky is named in honor of all veterans connected with Blue Sky Innovators. Blue Sky has hosted 3…
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2021 Contact: Amanda Baity amanda@semperk9.org 571-494-5144, ext. 2 Local Nonprofit Hires Strategic Partnership Director Quantico, VA – SemperK9 Assistance Dogs, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing service dogs to veterans and their families, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Bill McCabe as its Director of Strategic…
Semper K9 Assistance Dogs is proud to announce the acceptance of Sammy into our Service Dogs for Veterans program. Sammy is a 12 week old Goldendoodle mix and comes to us from Operation Paws for Homes. Sammy is sponsored by our Marine Corps Marathon team, Team Semper K9 and named in memory of the first Commandant…
Semper K9 is honored to announce the acceptance of Phoenix into our service dogs for veterans program. Phoenix is a one-year-old lab mix who came to us from Operation Paws for Homes. Phoenix is named in memory of United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 2, Sean A. Moore. Sean was born March 17, 1947 to…
