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Blue Ridge Assistance Dogs

  • Contact: Lydia Wade-Driver.
  • Address: 8600 Smith Lane; Manassas, VA 20112.
  • Phone: (703) 369-5878.
  • Email: blrdgad@aol.com.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Mobility.
  • Web site: www.blueridgeassistancedogs.org.
  • Services Provided: Multiple disabilities, Own animal, Take donations, Children (based on maturity of child).
  • Comments: Provide services in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia.

Canine Help of ZORRO's Dynasty

  • Contact: Eve or Ted Shelton.
  • Address: P.O. Box 10182; Blacksburg, VA 24062-0182.
  • Phone: (540) 268-1331.
  • Email: trainer@ofzorrosdynastychows.com.
  • Website: www.ofzorrosdynastychows.com.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Mobility, Seizure, Psychiatric.
  • Services Provided: Multiple disabilities, Test and provide ID, Help Select, Children (Based on the maturity of the child).
  • Comments: Train Dogs. Train nationally. Scheduling is severely limited. Can only take clients who are flexible in scheduling and able to travel to Virginia.

Cooperative Paws Training and Behavior Consulting

  • Contact: Veronica Sanchez, Ken Oberle
  • Address: Vienna, VA
  • Phone: 703 489 6452
  • Email: merlecollie@hotmail.com
  • Website: http://www.cooperativepaws.com/
  • Disabilities Animals are Trained for: Hearing, Mobility
  • Services Provided: Train handler
  • Comments: Train dogs. Provide services in District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia. Provide services for individuals training their own dog for hearing or mobility work. Do not provide trained service dogs.

Dog Ears & Paws, Inc.

  • Contact: Debbie Winkler or Lee Rudolph.
  • Address: PO Box 688; Owings Mills, MD 21117.
  • Phone: (410) 655-2858.
  • TDD: (410) 655-2858.
  • Fax: (410) 795-6932.
  • Email: Debbie@YOURCOMPANIONS.COM.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Hearing, Mobility, Seizure, Psychiatric.
  • Services Provided: Own animal, Train handler, Test & provide ID, Apprenticeship, Children (10 yrs).
  • Comments: Train dogs, cats, some birds. Provide services in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Fidos for Freedom, Inc.

  • Contact: Debbie Gavelek/Annette Deitrich.
  • Address: P.O. Box 5508; Laurel, MD 20726.
  • Phone: (410) 880-4178.
  • TTY: (301) 570-7570.
  • Fax: (301) 776-7749.
  • Email: fidos@erols.com.
  • Web site: www.fidosforfreedom.org.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Hearing, Mobility.
  • Services Provided: Take donations.
  • Comments: Provide services within 75-mile radius of Laurel, Maryland.

Saint Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation

  • Contact: Niki Voudren
  • Address: PO Box 19538, Roanoke, VA 24019
  • Phone: (540) 342-3647.
  • Email: nvoudren@saintfrancisdogs.org
  • Web site: www.saintfrancisdogs.org.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Hearing, Mobility, Other (see Comments).
  • Services Provided: Multiple disabilities, Children (based on maturity of child).
  • Comments: Provide services in state only. Must provide safe, fenced area and may not have another dog in home, unless retiring service dog. Other pets permissible. Also train Therapeutic Social dogs.
     
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The purpose of this web site is to inform members and friends of Delta Society about certain resources that may be available. There may be other programs available in your area that are not listed here. Because Delta Society has no control over the services provided and no mechanism for judging or verifying the competence of the individuals or organizations listed herein (the "listed entities"), no attempt has been made to evaluate the listed entities or exclude unsuitable entities from this web site. The listing of any entity herein does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Delta Society, and Delta Society hereby disclaims all responsibility and liability with respect to the performance or nonperformance of any services by any listed entity. Every effort was made to ensure that the information herein was accurate at the time of posting; Delta assumes no responsibility for any changes made by individual businesses.