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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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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James + Calver
San Diego, CA
Calver is a 3 year-old, male standard schnauzer. His dad, James, applied to Shelter to Soldier™ and was approved to be a recipient due to his diagnosis of TBI (traumatic brain injury) and PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
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Vic + Kira
San Diego, CA
Kira is a loving 4 year old female labrador/pit mix. She was rescued just in time to allow her the opportunity to live a happy, loving and purposeful life.