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Kevin, a 3-year-old service dog with a golden fur coat, wakes Moore up when he has nightmares, keeps him steady when he gets dizzy on stairs and turns on lights when he enters rooms. He makes Moore feel comfortable in public spaces such as grocery stores and doctors’ offices, where he once couldn’t go without Dawn. “It not just saved my life, but my family’s as well,” Moore told a room full of prisoners and staff at the maximum-security prison in this small town, moments dog training 2 year old before Kevin was reunited with the inmate who trained him. Kevin is one of 23 service dogs trained at the Western Correctional Institution through a program run by America’s VetDogs, a nonprofit that pairs service dogs with veterans who are struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. Sully, former president George H. W. Bush’s service dog who became a viral sensation at his funeral, was trained through the same program at a prison in Hagerstown, Md. Sitting in the audience in the prison library, Herbert Wilson-Bey grinned.
NAUGATUCK — The His first job Naugatuck Police newest recruit will soon a nose for sniffing drugs and missing Judge, joined of force. and his handler, will Connecticut State Police academy January, Deputy C. Colin McAllister Judge fills a Council Bluffs Kennel void department. The former drug-detecting K-9, retired 2013 after five years force. Over last six years, who been service for eight years. Vane apprehending and criminal suspects, McAllister Previously, Labradors were only to detect drugs, and used a fire.
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