Stray to Service

21/04/2024

After careful consideration I’ve decided that this amazing dog needs a job and would be better suited as a Service Dog for someone in need.
She’s incredibly smart, intuitive, very stable and I can tell all she wants to do is work for her human.
So we’ve renamed her Bruna and she is now in training to be the next Stray to Service, Service Dog.
Welcome Bruna!

12/04/2024

Big big day for Henry and his handler!
Henry gets to stay the weekend with his handler and new family!
One step closer to graduation!!

13/03/2024

To the fearless.
The ones we send first to clear a building
The ones we send to find the bomb
Without question, without hesitation.
True heroes

13/02/2024

This! This is why I’m here!
I’d somehow forgotten these moments..
What a blessing to be a vessel for God’s work!

01/02/2024

Henry has been matched!
Seeing these two together for the first time reminded me why I do what I do.

03/01/2024

So blessed to have the support of our little town.
Thank you so much Tahlequah for supporting our mission to help people in need through Service Dogs!

21/12/2023

Henry the Service Dog (in training) got to visit Carlsbad Caverns and heeled for a full 2 hours while we were in there.
Service Dogs need to perform their duties no matter what environment or distraction they are in so it is imperative that this is proofed during training.
Henry is close to being matched and begin the next phase of training with his handler.
He’s come a long way since Fido Fest and I couldn’t be more proud of Henry Good Boy!

10/10/2023

https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/community-spirit-stray-to-service-chapter-helps-change-lives-of-veterans/article_ef48ed82-66bf-11ee-8c5a-5f1a931f14be.html

A chapter of the 501(3) organization Stray to Service has recently been brought to Tahlequah not just to help change the lives of veterans, but for dogs living in animal

07/10/2023

We are so extremely proud of Stray to Service graduates, Shane Shepardson and his Service Dog Bomber!
What a fantastic team!

Did you know the City of Sheridan Public Works Department recently added a Code Compliance Officer to the Building Division?

The Code Compliance position is responsible for investigating and resolving all reported and validated code violations that fall within the scope of the Public Works Department. These may include code violations pertaining to zoning, signage, dilapidated or unsafe structures, filthy premises, graffiti, life and safety, and construction. Shane Shepardson was born and raised in Colorado and moved to Wyoming in 2014. In 2020, he moved to the city of Sheridan with his family and his service dog, Bomber. Shane enjoys the outdoors and all it has to offer, which was part of the reason he decided to make Sheridan his home. With a background in law enforcement and the military, Shane brings a lot of skill and knowledge to the position.

Shane’s goal as the Code Compliance Officer is to make meaningful connections with the community and citizens of Sheridan and to work together to maintain the beautiful Sheridan we all know and love. His office is located at City Hall in the Building Division and he can be reached by phone during business hours at (307) 675-4218.

26/09/2023

Service Dog in training,
Henry is already living his best life.

25/09/2023

Life is beautiful.
Get out there and do what brings you peace.
Don’t wait. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.

18/09/2023

Hi!
My name is Henry! (Thanks everyone for voting)
I just joined the Oklahoma Stray to Service pack!
I was found as a stray in Peggs and now I’m training to be a Service Dog for a someone in need.
I am having so much fun training!
Today I took a walk with my buddy Jade down to the lake!

Special thanks,
Too Fond Of Books for sponsoring this sweet boy at the shelter
Vicky Green and everyone who works with the local shelters to help these dogs
The North Carolina crew that flew out to help do the Fido Fest booth and helping generate food and treat donations for the dogs in training.
Country Pet Inn and our STS team in Wyoming, without whom non of this would be possible
Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce for convincing me to do a booth and helping me make it happen
All my bootcamp dogs and their humans
🙏❤️

16/09/2023

Everyone please welcome _________?
To the Stray to Service family!
This sweet boy was adopted from the Tahlequah City Pound and will be spending the next 9 months to a year with me learning how to be a Service Dog for someone in need.

But he needs a new name!
Can you help us name him?

22/08/2023

Why we do what we do.

Written by Stray to Service graduate
Alex, dedicated to his Service Dog, Diesel

17/08/2023

“I just pee’d on a giant redwood!”

~ Bridger the Service Dog

16/08/2023

“I can’t thank Stray to Service enough, since bringing Buddy into my life he has truly enabled me to live independently and has helped me gain confidence and calm knowing he is always there by my side.”

~ Lynn, Stray to Service Graduate

09/08/2023

Stray to Service began as a pilot program at the Dog and Cat Shelter in Sheridan, Wyoming. The program outgrew the mission and scope of the shelter and became a 501(C)3 registered with the state of Wyoming. This allows our program to grow nationally by selecting dogs from other shelters, and accepting applications from all over the US.