Pets For Vets Pittsburgh: Our Root Match!

We are thrilled to part Don too Louie's flush every bit the really kickoff stand upward for through every bit the official Pittsburgh Chapter of Pets for Vets!

With an enormous grin on his face, Retired Army Sergeant Donald Borland greeted Louie, a 2-year-old Jack Russell Terrier for the kickoff time. Louie returned the stance amongst a wag of his tail, non knowing how much this 2nd meant to Don.

It all started close vii months earlier their stand upward for day. Don, a lifelong domestic dog lover, was looking online at to a greater extent than or less of the adoptable dogs at diverse animate existence rescues too shelters inward our part when he came across the Pets for Vets Pittsburgh Chapter at Animal Friends. He straight off picked upward the telephone too took the kickoff steps that would assistance convey him too his novel best friend together.

Pets for Vets is a national scheme that supports veterans amongst Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder too Traumatic Brain Injury yesteryear matching them amongst companion animals that pick out been carefully selected for them based on their lifestyle, personality too specific needs. While Don, a decorated fighting veteran of Desert Storm too Iraqi Freedom, would laissez passer on Louie a loving home, Louie would laissez passer on Don something exactly every bit of import –the unconditional dearest too society alone a pet tin provide.

Louie is a sweetness too outgoing petty guy who loves exactly close everyone he meets. Don volition say you lot he’s quite the ladies’ man! These 2 became instant best friends afterward they met when it rapidly became clear that Louie had establish his menage unit of measurement too Don had establish the perfect sidekick.

The amazing bond that Don too Louie part is no coincidence. It isn’t the result of luck or adventure either. It’s cheers to the skill, commitment too dearest of certified Pets for Vets trainer, Debi Meehan. Debi met Louie afterward he had been rescued from a high-kill shelter too placed into a foster home. After evaluating him, she knew that he would hold upward a skillful stand upward for for the plan and, to a greater extent than importantly for Don. Once Louie had been identified every bit a stand upward for for Don, he began a 6-week “boot camp” amongst Debi inward her habitation where she taught him skills too behaviors personalized to Don’s needs.

After his stand upward for day, Don presented Debi amongst a Military Challenge Coin every bit a give cheers you. Don was given the money yesteryear his General next Iraqi Freedom – he had been asset onto it to laissez passer on it to someone who deserved it. Not alone did Don honour a novel companion inward Louie amongst the assistance of Pets for Vets too , he made what he calls a lifelong friend inward Debi. When nosotros asked Don close the plan too what he’d desire to say other veterans close it, his words were short, sweetness too to the point, “simply awesome.”

Don too Louie are the kickoff of what are certain to hold upward many successful matches made through the Pets for Vets Pittsburgh Chapter at , but to connect to a greater extent than vets amongst pets, nosotros demand trainers! If you’re interested inward becoming a Pets for Vets trainer who tin assistance us say to a greater extent than Happy Tails similar Don too Louie’s, contact Lauren Leffakis, Director of Placement Services at LLeffakis@ThinkingOutsideTheCage.org
or 412.847.7097. 

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