Meet this incredible team, Jessica & Libby!
The Shelter to Soldier team adopted Libby from our friends at Labs & More under the generous Red Star Sponsorship of Karen & Jeff Shabel. She is fun-loving, eager to learn, and an affectionate “pocket” labrador mix (as we like to call her in her small stature).
Jessica is a US Army and US Navy veteran and is moving forward in obtaining her degree in Psychology. A friend of Jessica’s had suggested it would be helpful for her to have a service dog, along with the recommendation from her mental health care team, and with a quick internet search, Jessica found Shelter to Soldier.
Jessica immediately fell in love with Libby’s sweet eyes and loving demeanor. They loved playing catch (with treats of course) and cuddling at the end of their training sessions. They progressed through the program beautifully with the assistance of their trainer, Kayla.
Jessica and Libby celebrated their journey together on September 20th, 2023.
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Anthony + Rosie
Anthony spent more than a decade serving in the United States Navy. From 1997 to 1998, he deployed to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS Nimitz. After forward-deploying to Japan in 2004, he completed multiple additional deployments, including a return to the Persian Gulf aboard the USS Essex in 2004, service aboard the USS Tarawa […]
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Joel + Duke
Joel Brambila, USMC and his service dog Duke graduated our program on August 22, 2019. It was an amazing ceremony, particularly because it was held on Duke’s 3rd birthday! These two are incredible ambassadors for our program, and we are so proud of their hard work and dedication to one another. Duke was adopted from […]
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Kendrick + Kai
Kai is a 4 year old husky mix we adopted from San Diego Department of Animal Services Bonita shelter under the generous Red Star Sponsorship of American Society of Military Comptrollers Professional Development Institute (PDI). In 2020, Kai changed careers to an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) and was placed with USMC veteran Kendrick Thimothee. The […]