U.S. Kennels (USK) is a nonprofit organization based in Salisbury, MD which provides trained service dogs, free of charge, to disabled veterans on the Delmarva Peninsula. Many of our veterans have suffered serious wounds, both visible and invisible. USK’s program is available to deliver free support to our veterans while at the same time saving lives of shelter dogs waiting for someone to give them another chance at life.Every veteran, will be helped to find a dog which fits their personality and disability. That dog will be rescued, rehabilitated, trained in advanced obedience, and advanced medical tasks. Our program is created in such way that everyone wins, multiple lives are saved. Veteran’s lives will greatly improve with the medical assistance and by the healing power of their new canine partner.
After the veteran has been accepted into the training program, the next step is to define the tasks, and skills needed to best assist the veteran with his/her disability.Veterans are being scheduled to meet with the trainer, so can he understand their needs, and begin to identify potential dogs in the shelters which might be suitable. All the dogs match with veterans based on strength level, temperament, the Veteran’s needs, personality, and life style. Once the dog/dogs who meet the requirement are identified the process of adoptions begins followed by the obedience training. The veteran and his new partner train together under the supervision of a U.S. Kennels Inc. trainer, for a minimum of 120 hours over the course of 10-12 months in a multitude of public and private places. Such as stores, workplace, hospitals, public transportation etc.
USK has graduated a large number of veterans and dogs and continues to provide a place for the veterans to return to as well as grooming and other services for the dogs. Learn more about USK at their website: https://www.uskennelsinc.org/
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