From the ECAD Office

DOGS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN! Most of our schools are closed during late August. So, most of our dogs have some vacation time. They're enjoying time with Home Handlers. The dogs are also getting some intensive training from our trainers before school starts.

On August 5th over 100 people attended ECAD's graduation at Green Chimneys School. We shared good food, good company and the opportunity to see first hand how Marley, Pepsi, Mayer and Garrison are improving the lives of four children and their families. Additionally, Rachel Southworth, Marcy Gray, Sheila Cothran and Aurelie Douay received "diplomas" from Train the Trainer.

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Bella, Lu's Great Dane, had a long labor and delivery on July 21 and 22. On July 23 she gave us a scare when she developed a fever. It turned out Bella needed an emergency c section to remove a dead puppy nobody knew about. Fortunately, Bella is recovering quickly and taking excellent care of her babies.

Russell, a golden retriever/lab is the proud dad of these 9 black, adorable pups. The puppies will be trained by ECAD and other Service Dog providers to see if they make good balance dogs for taller adults. We'll keep you posted.

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We're thankful for the help of Jenna Cooper, our summer intern. Jenna has scanned all our dog records into the computer. She's also done web research and other tasks to help us out. Thanks Jenna!

News from the Torrington Kennel

We recently took some of the ECAD dogs to the Mystic Aquarium in Mytic, CT. The dogs included Gigi, Brownie, Angel and Sierra who were all handled by the Torrington volunteers. (in photo: Mitchel, Amanda, Cecilia, Jacob, Sarah, Hayden and Hunter) This trip was made possible by the Mystic Team that we contacted. We would like to give a special thanks to Ashley Holtt, and Allison Tuttle from Mystic Aquarium who made this possible. We're looking forward to our next visit to the Aquarium before the end of the summer.

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Train the Trainer began today. This is a six week long class taught by Lu Picard. By the end of the six weeks the five students should be expert trainers. Of course the dogs are benefiting from this class also!

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The Dobbs Ferry dog training center is undergoing a facelift. Our painter (Auggie Doggie) is hard at work giving the whole place a fresh coat of paint before Summer School starts on July 1. We've picked some new, modern colors and its looking great! So far, no tails have accidentally wagged on the wet walls!