Duty Dogs

21/10/2023

We were so excited to have Storm meet Elena this week!!

Storm is a 10 month old black male who is being trained to be Elena's Diabetes Alert Dog. Special thanks to a good friend of Elena's who flew her from southern Wyoming to Cody for a daytrip. Storm's trainer, Jubilee, was able to do lots of public access training with Elena in town. It was a fantastic day!

16/10/2023

Duty Dogs in the news. . .

ROCK SPRINGS – Since April, supporters have united to help Elena Barrera, a 2023 Green River High School graduate, get a diabetic alert dog.

30/03/2023

These two sweeties are waiting for their Forever Home. Chocolate female and black male. They were born Christmas Day and are 3 months old. They've had their shots and are microchipped. For the past month or so, they've worked for all their meals and have a good foundation of obedience. Each of them has that wonderful Duty Dogs temperament that makes them faithful companions and mellow house dogs, but ready for the trail or the field.

14/02/2023

A little valentine's chocolate for you-- calorie free!

28/01/2023

We are excited and honored to help this young woman.
https://www.sweetwaternow.com/green-river-teen-in-need-of-diabetic-alert-dog/

GREEN RIVER — Green River teenager Elena Barrera was 13 when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and combined with a lifelong hearing impairment, this provided a unique challenge to overcome.  Barrera, who is now a senior at Green River High School, has connected with Duty Dogs out of Cody to...

15/01/2023

The Christmas babies are 3 weeks old! Their eyes are open and they're moving around like crazy-- except in the basket. They zonked out!!

26/12/2022

Who can beat Christmas day puppies?! Merry Christmas from Mocha, Mya and their new babies and the Duty Dogs team!

19/12/2022

Christmas puppies coming soon! This mama Mya is looking very ready!

05/02/2022

Puppy time! Mocha and Mya are proud of their most recent litter born at the beginning of January. These sweeties will be ready for their Forever Homes at the beginning of March. This litter includes 3 black males, 1 chocolate female, and 2 yellow females. Tell your friends!

13/01/2022

So proud of Buddy and Officer Holzgrafe in Sweetwater County. They are the first Law enforcement canine therapy dog team in the state of Wyoming. Duty Dogs is so honored to have played a part in this program!

https://www.wyomingnews.com/rocketminer/buddy-the-k-9-makes-everything-fine/article_dc408f4e-c9ff-5506-8d36-4be4154a9211.html

GREEN RIVER – Therapy canines are making a difference in the way law enforcement serves communities.

19/10/2021

Anibus, Bill Grimmer's Duty Dog, loves diving!

30/09/2021

Here's a story about one of our Duty Dogs named Anibus (black lab) and her owner in Canada.

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nose-for-the-job-n-b-dog-trainer-teaches-canines-to-sniff-out-stress-1.5598042

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but one Maritime dog trainer is teaching dogs how to sniff out stress and improve the life of their humans.

24/08/2021

It's not often that Duty Dogs has a surplus sale, but these four chocolate males need to find their Forever Homes. Two were born May 29 from Mocha and Maya; two were born June 8 from Mocha and Patty.

All have had two rounds of shots and are microchipped. They've had lots of loving from the Duty Dogs team. The litter is AKC registered and all parents have had genetic testing and hips cleared through PennHip.

Please share with your friends who are looking for an amazing companion to add to their family!

30/06/2021

Another special day for Duty Dogs-- today Buddy begins his career with the Green River Police department.

His first seven months were spent with Duty Dogs learning basic obedience, public access, and socialization. Now Buddy will continue with his handler as they work as a team to refine his skills as a therapy dog.

One of his primary jobs will be to bring comfort to juvenile victims of trauma during the interview process and on the witness stand.

When he is a year old in November, the two of them will get his Therapy Dog certification and Buddy will be the first law enforcement therapy dog in Wyoming!

08/04/2021

Duty Dogs is honored to be working with the Green River PD who is developing the first law enforcement therapy dog program in the state of Wyoming.

Buddy is a four month old lab who is still in training with Duty Dogs, but was able to take a "field trip" to Green River with his future handler for the week.

Go Buddy!!

https://www.sweetwaternow.com/buddy-the-therapy-k9-makes-first-public-appearance/

GREEN RIVER — The City of Green River’s new therapy dog, Buddy, visited the Green River City Council Tuesday night during their regularly scheduled meeting. The City Council approved a proclamation declaring the month of April 2021 Child Abuse Prevention Month. Dog handler and Juvenile Detective...

04/02/2021

Buddy is training for his final placement in Green River this summer. He will be a therapy/facility dog serving their community.

Meet GRPD's new therapy dog, Buddy.

Buddy is a eleven-week-old Black Lab puppy who was born on November 13, 20. Buddy will be conducting his training with Duty Dogs out of Cody, Wyoming. Buddy will be in training for approximately three months. We may expect to have Buddy at the GRPD sometime in May. Det. Holzgrafe will travel to Cody to visit and work with Buddy during his stay. After Buddy arrives at the GRPD he will continue to work with Det. Holzgrafe in his training. Once Buddy reaches a year old he will then travel to Cheyenne and complete his certification as a therapy service dog.

To read the full story click the link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/109NevCgLBiGLjH9oREqOKCJfIufmm5qG/view?usp=sharing

Follow us to keep up to date on Buddy's progress.

04/02/2021

Well here we go helping in a new way with the Green River Police Department. This program will be a significant one for their community and we are honored to be helping them get it started.

GREEN RIVER — The Green River City Council unanimously authorized the Green River Police Department (GRPD) to seek a children’s trust fund grant for a therapy canine program during their meeting Tuesday night. GRPD Juvenile Detective Martha Holzgrafe identified programs in other states that util...

24/01/2021

Ditch the candy this Valentine's Day--- try the calorie free chocolate variety!

03/01/2021

Can't believe Maya's litter of puppies is ready for their new homes at the end of this week! They have been so much fun! Three black girls still waiting for their Forever Families. . .

28/12/2020

This is an excellent article about understanding the legalities of service dogs. Educating people about service dogs and their rights (both dogs and business owners) is one of our passions.

https://leaderadvertiser.com/news/2020/dec/24/veteran-educates-people-he-trains-service-dog/

At 6 months old, Bill Austin’s new service dog, Gretchen, is still a pup learning the basics. But already, she takes her job seriously.

21/12/2020

For our family, Christmas is 100% about the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Yesterday as we watched Peppermint Patty whelp 7 healthy, perfect puppies totally dependent on her for everything, it reminded me that the God who created everything humbled Himself, left Heaven, and came to earth as a helpless baby to be taken care of by a young, teenage girl.

Birth is the beauty of Christmas. That helpless baby growing to be a sinless man, choosing death on an ugly cruel cross for my sin, and conquering death and rising again makes that beautiful birth transformational for you and me.

Merry Christmas from Duty Dogs!

18/12/2020

One of the best parts of our business is placing service dogs in their forever homes. People always ask if it's hard to let them go after spending months with them. The answer is . . .no!

We have spent the first six months of Myles' life training him for this purpose-- to serve his handler D. He's never been "our" dog-- he's always been D's dog.

Seeing the union of the two and spending 24 hours with the family has been such a joy (the CA sunshine and In & Out burger were a definite bonus).

As Myles completes his formal training with Multipurpose K-9 and D working together, I am confident of their continued success as a team!

29/11/2020

Just one month left with this sweetie! He enjoyed our annual Christmas Stroll with lots of people, lights, dogs, and activity. Good boy Myles!

25/11/2020

Happy birthday Mama Maya! Can't believe you're 3 already!

16/11/2020

Welcome Maya's newest litter!

26/10/2020

Well done!

07/10/2020

Not too bad for a 4 month old pup! This was his breakfast too. So proud of Myles.

16/09/2020

Myles is doing a great job with "leave it".