“We help the dog and we help the person.”
But one day the Texas-based nonprofit Service Dogs Inc. plucked him from a pack of orphans.
Camaro is one of more than 1,000 shelter dogs the nonprofit has trained over the past 35 years.
Credit:Courtesy Service Dogs Inc
Service Dogs has placed canines with the disabled, the deaf and people who have experienced traumatic events.
Service Dog trainers worked with Camaro and recently he became the ears for his handler, who is deaf.
Camaro now alerts Rodriguez when someones at the door, or when someone is speaking to him.
If a dog doesn’t complete the training, Service Dogs finds it a good home.
They dont go back to the shelter.
They’re going to win either way with us, Soltes said.
Each dog is a $50,000 investment and takes at least a year to train.
I think all of us have needed a second chance at one time or another, she said.
We’re giving them not only a second chance, but a chance to actually help other people.
For information on how to apply for a service dog or to donate, check out Service Dogswebsite.
