By Cathy King | Executive Director
One of the veterans in our program was involved in the rescue of a German Shepherd called Justice, hoping he might make a good service dog for another vet. Now, a new veteran in our training program has signed the adoption papers for Justice, and is attending classes at CWAC to continue the dog's training. Finding a good dog for a veteran always takes time and requires patience, but a match always makes Dr. Lynne's job so worthwhile!
Finding the right dog for a veteran in the Canines With a Cause program is not an easy job. Shelter dogs need to meet certain criteria, have discipline and necessary skills to train and become a good working partner with their new person.
CWAC is lucky to have on the only animal behavior consultant in Utah affiliated with the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) as our program dog evaluator. Dr. Lynne Gilbert-Norton was born and grew up in England and was always fascinated by animals and animal behavior. She has a BSc in psychology, an MSc in animal behavior, and a PhD in wildlife biology. Her expertise is canine behavior and learning in wild and domestic dogs, and includes studies on social status and personality; boldness and aggression.
Under the guidance of Dr Susan Friedman, a behaviorist with over 25 years of experience in animal training, she trained captive coyotes through shaping and positive reinforcement techniques. Her work is published in a number of scientific journals and she has presented her findings at conferences throughout the UK and the States.
Dr. Lynne works closely with local shelters and program veterans to find the right match taking activity level, size, temperament and other behavior traits into consideration to determine a loving, lifetime partnership. Dr. Lynne is a canine matchmaker!
Due to demand for service and companion dogs, which are NOT funded by the Veterans Administration, we depend upon the generosity of donors like you to fund our lifesaving programs. GlobalGIving's final Bonus Day of the year is on Wednesday, September 16th! Starting at 9am EDT, GlobalGiving will be matching online donations at 30% until the $70,000 in matching runs out.
Every dollar counts! Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Cathy
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