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Walnut Creek Veterans Day Ceremony
Event Details Date & Time Location “On Veterans Day and every day, we recognize the loyalty and service of those who have served our nation during conflicts and in peacetime. It’s fitting that we also acknowledge that some Veterans return …
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Jeff and Maddie Are Better Together
Joybound’s Shelter to Service training program (formerly Pets and Vets) heals and enriches lives far beyond those of the people and shelter dogs participating. Family and friends witness and also benefit from the joyful transformation. “My wife used to say …
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Veterans Resource Fair
East Bay Veterans Community Partnership Presents:The Veteran Community Builder of Contra Costa County Date: Thursday, October 17 Time: 10 am – 2 pm Location: Joybound People & Pets – Engelstad Hall2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA The VA Northern California …
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A New Leash on Life: Joybound’s Shelter to Service Open House
Celebrate National Service Dog Month Date: Saturday, September 14 Time: 10 am – 1 pm Location: Joybound People & Pets2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA In honor of National Service Dog Month, you are invited to an open house for …
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Help Vets with PTSD Get Life-Saving Service Dogs (NextAvenue.org)
PBS’s NextAvenue.org published an article about the growing number of opportunities nationwide for Veterans to receive psychiatric service dogs for their service-related trauma. Among the programs featured was Joybound’s Shelter to Service program! Our CEO Susan Lee Vick and longtime, …
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Jeff and Maddie Are Better Than Ever … Together
Pets and Vets had another remarkable year, and one of its most moving moments was the graduation of a new class of Pets and Vets shelter-to-service dog training teams. The celebration was a powerful and joyful reminder of the transformation …
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Infantry Marine Finds a Best Friend in his Service Dog
“I wholeheartedly suggest Pets and Vets. Saving Both Ends of the Leash® is not just a motto, but the truth.” Steve, u.s. marine Corps Veteran Steve first heard about Pets and Vets from a counselor at the Veteran Center in …
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Baki: A Big Service Dog with a Big Heart
“I knew I’d prefer a program that allowed me to train with my service dog, creating a bond with him versus being handed an already trained dog that I just met.” Lavonte joined Pets and Vets because our adoption and …
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Paws Press — Winter 2021
Enhancing the human-animal bond has always been an important piece to ARF’s mission: People Rescuing Animals … Animals Rescuing People®. The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) recently…
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Paws Press — Fall 2021
When California reopened on June 15, our team was thrilled to welcome the public back to our Walnut Creek headquarters. There are few things better than hearing children laugh at kittens’ antics or witnessing the joy…
