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The Hero Program
Introduction
HeartSoulK9Breeding.com is a dog breeding company passionate about breeding high-quality service dogs. Our company believes everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of having the best companion, especially those who have faithfully served their community, including healthcare givers and first responders. Hence, we aim to establish the HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program, a non-profit organization that provides fully trained service dogs to healthcare givers and first responders with disabilities.
Program Description
The HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program aims to provide service dogs to healthcare givers and first responders with disabilities. We are committed to fostering the most extraordinary teamwork possible between humans and canines, creating an unbreakable bond of partnership that will make day-to-day activities much more manageable. Our program aims to provide this much-needed assistance for free to ensure that every healthcare giver and first responder who requires a service dog can receive one, irrespective of their financial capacity.
Eligibility
The HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program is open to healthcare givers and first responders who have a disability that affects their day-to-day activities either at work or home. The types of services include conditions such as:
-Physical disabilities
-Medical disabilities
-Psychological disabilities
The program is open only to recipients residing within the 48 states of the United States. The dogs provided by the HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program are available in various locations across the United States, and remote communication must be maintained with the trainer.
Program Services
1. Trained Service Dogs: Trained to perform various tasks designed to help their owners with daily activities. These tasks include opening doors, turning on lights, retrieving dropped items, and assisting owners with mobility issues.
2. Ongoing Support: We offer continual support for service dog owners, ensuring their dogs' adequate training to meet their specific needs. Members of our organization will be assigned to work with each recipient to ensure that their service dog's training is ongoing and up to par for public access and that tasks are mitigating the disability of the handler.
3. Retraining and Serving Dogs: In cases where service dogs have become unusable due to old age, sickness, or other reasons, the HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program will accept them back, retrain them if required, and provide them to another eligible recipient.
4. Always on Cue Dog Training LLC will provide training and guidance to help the disabled Healthcare Provider or First Responder train their Service Dog a minimum of three tasks to mitigate their disabilities and train the dog for at least six months with trainer guidance after the Hero receives the dog,
5. The Hero handler must log at least 120 hours of training with a minimum of 30 hours in public access training. In addition, the trainer will be available to answer the Hero's questions about the Service Dog's life.
6. Before Graduation, each Service Dog team will receive at least six months of formal training, amounting to a minimum of 240 hours of training and 60 hours of public access exposure training in public places.
7. The Hero Service Dog team must complete graduation requirements and retake the public access test yearly.
awards and certificates
This puppy will be donated by Heart and Soul Dog Breeding Inc., and the extensive training will be provided by our partner, Always on Cue Dog Training LLC, to ensure the pair can work together for training towards and achieving the following:
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy
AKC Canine Good Citizen
AKC Canine Good Citizen Urban
AKC Canine Good Citizen Advanced
AKC Novice Trick Dog
Public Access Assessment
at least three tasks to mitigate their disability
Sources of Income
As a non-profit organization, the HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program intends to explore various ways of funding. We want to apply for several grants available to non-profit organizations dedicated to charitable causes and partner with businesses and individuals who support our cause. We will also accept donations from individuals and corporations, all of whom will receive a tax deduction for their contributions.
Conclusion
The HeartSoulK9Breeding.com Hero Program aims to address the needs of healthcare givers and first responders with disabilities by providing fully trained service dogs for free. We are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of individuals who have dedicated themselves to serving others. Our program can benefit the community significantly, and we are excited about the opportunity to serve deserving individuals better.
Puppies born October 14, 2023
Beatrix and Troy welcome their first litter of two a male and female available to new homes on December 14th 2023.