The Shelter to Soldier team adopted Gunner from Wags & Walks under the generous Red Star Sponsorship of Zander & Maddy Fryer. Ronel was lucky enough to have found our program through our community outreach representative, Tommy Moore.
Ronel, a US Navy Veteran, graciously served our country for 20 years and had been deployed to Iraq twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring freedom. During his time in the service, Ronel developed PTSD which resulted in self-isolation. The goal of having a service dog for him was to get his life back on track for not only himself, but for his wife and three loving children. Since his retirement, he has received an Associates Degree and is now working towards his Bachelor’s Degree in Business management.
Ronel & Gunner are set to graduate the program soon in the Spring.
Other Success Stories
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Riley + Todd
Riley and Todd have completed their program and celebrated their journey with us on November 30th, 2022! The Shelter to Soldier team adopted Riley from Kix under the generous Red Star Sponsorship of the Tea3 Foundation. He spends a lot of time watching his dad, Todd, golf. We’re proud of this team!
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Ben + Tank
San Diego, CA
Tank came into our program in June 2014 through the sponsorship of The Wintercreek Foundation. Ben applied to our program in the Spring of 2015, and was perhaps one of our most driven applicants.
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Teri + Riddler
Riddler is a 5 year old yellow labrador retriever we adopted from Labs & More Animal Rescue in San Diego, CA. He is a huge cuddler and loves to train, which translated beautifully into his work as a psychiatric service dog. Riddler recently graduated with his US Navy veteran handler, Teri McConnell in January 2020. […]