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As Executive Director of the Search Dog Foundation and a former handler, Debra speaks with expert knowledge and deep emotion about her deployment to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Her dog Abby is the last remaining SDF search dog who served at Ground Zero. This clip is dedicated to all the search dogs and their handlers who have bravely served this country. Love, Lucky

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dog bless you: 9/11 tribute: debra & abby

Welcome to the Warrior Canine Connection (WCC) Puppy Enrichment Center! It is here that Wounded Warriors and WCC staff and volunteers give WCC’s Golden and Labrador Retriever puppies the early nurturing and training they need to develop into life-changing service dog partners of combat veterans with disabilities. The puppies learn to love, trust, and bond with humans through all of the positive interactions they have with legions of Warriors and volunteers. This is where they learn how to learn, and then progress to basic commands starting at about four weeks of age.

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Director of Dog Programs Molly Morelli has been breeding, whelping and raising puppies for 8 years and has raised over 20 litters of puppies.

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Mother dogs will stimulate their pups to go to the bathroom by licking them. They also clean up after their pups.

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The puppies are given toys that produce sound and light, and have varied textures. This exposes them to different sensations and ensures that they’re never bored.

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During weaning, the puppies eat a premium kibble softened with water. By 8 weeks of age, they will be eating regular kibble with no water.

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Typically mothers will stop nursing when their puppies are 7 - 8 weeks of age.

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The puppies start light training around 4 weeks of age. By 12 weeks of age the puppies will have about 30 commands down.

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Dogs are placed between 1 ½ - 2 ½ years of age. Placement depends on maturity and also having a client that matches the dog’s personality.

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While Warrior Canine Connection and explore.org fully support animal rescue, for WCC to serve Wounded Warriors with the highest level of integrity, they must use purpose-bred dogs.
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As Executive Director of the Search Dog Foundation and a former handler, Debra speaks with expert knowledge and deep emotion about her deployment to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Her dog Abby is the last remaining SDF search dog who served at Ground Zero. This clip is dedicated to all the search dogs and their handlers who have bravely served this country. Love, Lucky

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