Walker, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by the Campbell Family Foundation. She is currently training with our Tampa program. Walker is named after Mary Walker who was a surgeon in the US Army during the Civil War and is the only female Medal of Honor recipient. Welcome, Walker!
Walker graduated in January 2024 and was placed as a facility dog with Tampa General Hospital Aeromed.
Bogey, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by Darling Ingredients. He is currently training with our Georgia program. Bogey is named after the military term coined in WWII to mean an unidentified enemy aircraft. We know you will do great things, Bogey!
Bogey graduated and was placed with his forever Veteran in December 2023.
Elsie, a service dog in training, is sponsored by Darling Ingredients. She will be training with our Tampa program. Elsie is named in honor of Elsie S. Ott who was in the US Army Air Corp in WWII and pioneered air evacuations of wounded personnel. We know that smiling face is going to be an amazing service dog partner!
Elsie graduated and was placed with her forever Veteran in September 2023.
Ghillie, a service dog in training, was named after the suit often worn by snipers to help them blend in with their surroundings. Ghillie will be training with our Georgia program. We are excited to have you as a Valor Service Dog, Ghillie!
Ghillie left the program in June 2022.
Tubby, is a service dog in training who will be training with our Florida program. Tubby is named after an Army officer who was KIA during WWII in a mid-air crash. He was deployed at the same time as 4 of his brothers and was the only brother to not make it home. We’re excited to watch Tubby grow and learn!
Tubby left the program in May 2022 and was returned to his breeder.
Cadence, a service dog in training is sponsored by the Campbell Family Foundation. She will be training with our Georgia program. We can’t wait to see what you will accomplish, Cadence!
Cadence left the program in March 2023 and was adopted as a military family support dog.
Molly Valor, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by the Campbell Family Foundation. Molly was named after Molly Williams, who is believed to be the first woman firefighter. Molly was a slave in New York City and joined the Oceanus Engine Company #11 around 1815. We are excited for your journey, Molly!
Molly graduated and was placed with her forever Veteran in February 2023.
Hopper is a service dog in training who is currently training in Tampa, FL. He was named after Grace Brewster Murray Hopper who was a US Navy rear admiral and a pioneer in computer science, as one the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer. She had a PH.D. in mathematics from Yale and was a math professor at Vassar before joining the Navy Reserves. A guided missile destroyer (USS Hopper) and the Hopper supercomputer were named after her. In 2016 she was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Hopper left the program in November 2021 and was adopted by a veteran and his family.
RJ, a service dog in training, was donated by Project 2 Heal and is sponsored by Scoop Soldiers. He will be training with our Georgia program. RJ is named in honor of Richard James (Ricky) Burnett, Private, USMC, who died in the Vietnam War due to hostile action and his father, John Harrison Burnett, who served in the US Navy. We are grateful for the service and sacrifice that the Burnett family has given our nation. VSD is excited to follow RJ on his journey to become a service dog!
RJ left the program in May 2022 and was adopted by a military family.
Miller is a service dog in training and is currently training in Tampa, FL. Miller is named after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a cook in the Navy, who was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his bravery during the Pearl Harbor attack. He carried the wounded to safety and manned an anti-aircraft gun until he ran out of ammunition. Thank you to the Selle family, a patriotic and golden retriever loving family, for sponsoring Miller!
Miller graduated and was placed with his forever Veteran in November 2022.
Eve, a service dog in training, was donated by Project 2 Heal . She is training in Tampa, FL.
Eve left the program in October of 2021 and was adopted by a loving family
Millie, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is training with our Georgia program. Millie was named by the cadets at the Sarasota Military Academy to honor the WWII Millie Mappers, women who played an integral role in producing accurate and up-to-date maps used by various branches of the military and government.
Millie graduated in November 2021 and was placed as a facility dog with Tampa General Hospital.
Ari is a service dog in training. She is currently training in Tampa, FL. Ari is named after the USS Arizona which is the resting place for sailors and marines killed at Pearl Harbor. Ari is a very sweet girl and we can’t wait to see what she can do.
Ari left the program in April 2022 and was adopted as a First Responder family support dog.
Chip, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by the Robert Irvine Foundation. He is currently training in Tampa, FL. Chip is a very smart and calm boy. We know he is going to make his future hero very happy!
Chip graduated and was placed with his forever hero in December 2021.
Peep, a service dog in training, was donated by Project 2 Heal. She is the third dog added to our Georgia program. Peep is a sweet and brave girl and we just know that she will make us all proud!
Peep graduated in February 2022 and has been placed as a facility dog with Lee County Public Safety.
Goose, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection. Goose was sponsored by the parents of a young man who lost his life. Shortly after their sons passing, a flock of geese flew to their house, but one lone goose landed on the property and has stayed there for years. They now run a retreat for wounded veterans and first responders at their cabin called “The Lone Goose Lodge”.
Goose graduated and was placed with his forever first responder in June 2021.
Mack, a service dog in training, was donated by Project 2 Heal, along with his siblings, Scarlett and Vinnie. He is sponsored by Robert Irvine Foundation. We just know that he is going to do great things and change someone’s life!
Mack graduated in January 2022 and lives with his forever first responder hero!
Vinnie, a service dog in training, was donated by Project 2 Heal and sponsored by the Robert Irvine Foundation. Vinnie is a sweet boy and will grow up to be a great service dog!
Vinnie graduated in September 2021 and was placed with a veteran as a service dog.
Scarlett was donated to Valor Service Dogs by Project 2 Heal. In December 2020 Scarlett accidentally ingested a very toxic Florida plant, the seeds of the sago palm. Despite every effort, she passed away. Valor Service Dogs is heartbroken over the loss of this sweet girl. In Scarlett’s memory, please take a minute to survey your yard and make sure any landscaping your pets may encounter is safe.
Hunter, a service dog in training, was donated to VSD from Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by Scoop Soldiers. Hunter is named in honor of a Vietnam Veteran, Billy King, that served on the USS Hunterdon. Billy came home from years of honorable service and battled his own battle with PTSD and died at the young age of 36. To his family and all veterans of that era, we remember you, we honor you and we thank you. We know Hunter is going to save and change lives and we are honored to be a part of his journey.
Hunter graduated in September 2021 and was placed with a first responder as a service dog.
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