Nashville Radio Show: Retrieving Independence: The Power of Service Dogs

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Lauren Dougall, CEO of Retrieving Independence, who highlights the Middle Tennessee-based nonprofit's mission and efforts to harness love, dignity, and change and transform lives through the human-animal bond. During the interview, Lauren discusses how Retrieving Independence's innovative service dog training gives greater independence to people living with physical, emotional, or mental disabilities; offers rehabilitation to inmate trainers at two Tennessee prison facilities; and creates community for their 100+ dedicated volunteers. She talks about the different breeds of dogs they work with, the different types of working dogs, how the puppies are raised and trained, how to interact with a service dog in public and how volunteers can help their efforts. Visit www.riservicedogs.org to learn more.

• Our mission and what we do: Retrieving Independence's mission is to harness love, dignity, and change to transform lives through the human-animal bond. Our innovative service dog training gives greater independence to people living with physical, emotional, or mental disabilities; offers rehabilitation to inmate trainers at two Tennessee prison facilities and creates community for our 100+ dedicated volunteers.
• Volunteer Recruitment: We need furlough volunteers, puppy raisers, and people to help with all kinds of things!
• Service Dog Awareness: how to interact with a service dog in public, different kinds of working dogs, etc.

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