Shore Service Dogs, Inc., a small corporation registered in Maryland as a non-profit organization, was created to provide second chances for both people and dogs in need of assistance. Located on Maryland's beautiful Eastern Shore, SSD brings abandoned, and abused dogs, into our founder's home and custom trains them to become Service Dogs for people with mobility disabilities.
Shore Service Dogs relies on fundraising, grants and charitable donations from businesses, corporations, civic organizations and individuals to offset the costs of training these amazing dogs. Your support helps make our goal of assisting others possible. Please help us help those who's lives would be made easier with the aid of these wonderful dogs!
THE DOGGIE DA VINCIS WILL BE FEATURED ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV ON SUNDAY DEC. 23RD & SUNDAY DEC. 30TH ON THEIR PROGRAM "DOG GENIUS"!!
The puppers at Shore Service Dogs are getting quite a bit of publicity both on air and in print. They're famous across the globe and their popularity just seems to keep growing by leaps and bounds!
They've even been invited to perform demonstrations at the prestigious "Art in the Park"
, a juried art show located just outside of NYC that will be celebrating its 40th year of exhibiting world renowned artists from a variety of disciplines.
But the latest and possibly most exciting news is that the the Doggie Da Vincis are going to be featured in National Geographic Television's upcoming program, "Dog Genius"! This program is the next installment of their highly acclaimed, Animal Genius series which has showcased a number of species' prodigies. Apparently National Geographic found out about our amazing canines from the puppers' YouTube painting videos
which were uploaded last year. The guys will have a number of their Service Dog tasks shown as well as a demonstration of their famous artistic prowess. National Geographic has scheduled the show to air on Sunday Dec. 23rd 2007 at 8pm Eastern & and again at 11pm and also on the following Sunday Dec. 30th at 1pm Eastern!
Click here to see National Geographic's TV schedule for their "Dog Genius" show
& to read a description about the program. You can also sign up for an email reminder for the program's schedule so you'll be sure not miss it!
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JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON GIFT GIVING... CHECK OUT OUR NEWLY REDESIGNED PAWTOGRAPHED PAINTINGS PRODUCTS & VIDEOS PAGE! IF YOUR ORDER IS SHIPPED BY PRIORITY OR OVERNIGHT MAIL, YOU CAN STILL GET THAT PERFECT GIFT IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Our dogs have been hard at work learning a new skill... they can now paint!
Click here to view the new paintings and videos.
Make sure to also check out the items that have been donated to local animal charities to help them raise much needed funds. Our current charity auctions will even be featuring a guitar body painted by both Major & Sammy during the filming by French television TF1.
PS... If you go to the Shore Service Dogs' YouTube Videos page, please make sure to rate the videos. The higher the rating the more people will learn about Service Dogs!
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Kayne
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STARS OF HOPE FOR HEROES!
Service Dog Destined For One Of Our Country's Brave Military Injured In The War Against Terrorism.
(Updated May 2007)
There are times when life just never seems to go quite as we expect it to no matter how well we plan and prepare. Sometimes it's what we hope for. Sometimes it's not. And sometimes it's a bit of both. Such has been the case this past half year with Kayne .
Sadly, after 2 years of training and just shy of going on to find his new permanent partner, Kayne's recent mysterious bout with paralysis and subsequent surgeries for a life threatening urethra blockage have put him on the permanently disabled list and disqualified him from being able to be placed.
To say that there is a great deal of sorrow here at SSD that he was unable to graduate on to team with a disabled veteran, does not begin to describe our heartsick disappointment. But while we're obviously saddened that he was unable to achieve his goal of helping one of of our country's brave military, we're also so incredibly grateful that he survived and conquered his illnesses and is once again the happy boy that we've grown to cherish! As long as he's willing and able, he'll continue to carry on the ultimate goal of helping others in need through his Therapy Dog work, his teaching new SSD trainees to become full fledged Service Dogs, and his painting skills to help raise funds for the training and care of the dogs of SSD. No matter what his future holds, he will always be a much loved and treasured part of the Shore Service Dogs family and we are very proud of all his accomplishments, both great and small!
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Sammy
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But while one door closes, many times another opens. Kayne's K-9 bud, Sammy, a rescued pupper who came from the Dorchester County Humane Society, has boldly stepped forward to take Kayne's place. While Sammy's only been training a bit over a year, he is very eager to please and has excelled at his Service Dog training. He is very much looking forward to partnering with a mobility challenged individual from our military's finest so that he can courageously assist them in their new hurdles in life.
To learn about Samuel, click here to read more of his story of twice dumped pound pup to successful Service Dog trainee and artist!
Sammy has made tremendous strides from such difficult beginnings but as talented as he is, he needs help in attaining his goal. Someone that can make it happen by becoming one of his Sponsors and assisting with his food, vet and toy costs (he's not all business, he does enjoy destroying a good squeak toy). He also needs to take his advanced certification exams, get specialized harnesses, go on field trips to restaurants, learn how to ride in airplanes, be quiet in a movie theater, behave in a hotel, etc. etc. etc. There’s just so much to learn and it can all get so expensive! But he's going to keep working very hard to reach his goal and we hope that kind people will help him along the way. Could you be one of them?
Your generosity of any amount would make a world of difference in assisting him and all the dogs at SSD in becoming accomplished Service and Therapy Dogs. If you can help by volunteering to raise funds, please contact SSD's trainer at info@ShoreServiceDogs.com or consider donating just a couple of dollars even. Every little bit adds up to helping Sammy reach his goal of aiding an injured hero with their personal battle to regain freedom and independence!
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SHOP ONLINE AT iGive.com
& YOU'LL HELP SSD!
Shop in the Online mall at www.iGive.com and help by choosing Shore Service Dogs as the organization you'd like to help when you join.
iGive has hundreds of different online stores including PetsMart, PETCO, Pet Food Direct, Drs. Foster & Smith, 1-800 Pet Meds, CircuitCity, BestBuy, QVC, airlines, hotels, wine shops, electronics, computers, gourmet chocolates, golfing, car rentals, cell phone companies, pet supplies, pretty much ANYTHING & EVERYTHING you could possibly need!
IT DOESN'T COST A THING TO JOIN and you'll get the same fantastic (and sometimes even better) deals you'd get by visiting the online stores directly. But each time you make a purchase through iGive, a percentage of your total purchase price will be automatically donated to help SSD train more dogs to help those in need. In addition, for every new member that signs up and chooses SSD as their charity, they'll also donate an extra $5.00. So tell all your friends about it and not only will they get some fantastic deals, they'll be helping a wonderful cause while they shop till their fingers drop!
 Over 680 great stores you know & love with new stores being added all the time! Exclusive deals to save you $100s! Free Shipping offers and coupons!!
Great low prices and you'll be helping SSD while you save with the stores donating up to 27% every time you shop!
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 DO YOUR SHOPPING ONLINE AT AMAZON.COM & DONATE TO SSD
Shop at Amazon.com and not only will you be getting fantastic deals on all kinds of great quality products, but you'll be having a portion of each purchase you make go towards helping SSD place a Service Dog with an individual in need! Just make sure you click through the Amazon on this page to have your donation count. If you go straight to Amazon, your good deed unfortunately won't be recognized. Amazon will also donate $20 to SSD for each new approved Amazon.com credit card, so if you're in the market for a card that has great benefits, consider signing up where you'll help Shore Service Dogs too.
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