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We Said No More Dogs - And Then...
Abandoned at a Homeless Camp She's Home Now Click on the photo to watch Sicily's life change! With 29 dogs, including 7 puppies, we were...
7 days ago


Our Mission Grows - Four More Lives Saved
The week before we adopted Siena and her 7 puppies, our team adopted four incredible dogs from overcrowded shelters. Each brings their...
Jul 1


Homeless No More: Meet Siena & Her 7 Puppies!
Siena gave birth to her seven puppies alone in a hot, run-down park in Houston. Surviving on trash when she could forage it, she grew...
Jul 1


SDI Named Texas State Charity By Fraternal Order of Eagles
Texas Fraternal Order of Eagles Conference Banquet Texas State Worthy President Johnny Dahse; SDI Founder and President Sheri Soltes,...
Jun 30


"Do Something Worth Remembering" -- Elvis
When Amy lost her first SDI Service Dog Mystic to old age, she knew she wanted to keep her independence with a Successor Service Dog....
Jun 4


'Tis A Pleasure To Meet Thee Our First 5 Renaissance Dogs
As we promised, immediately after cutting the ribbon on our newest kennel building, we began scouting animal shelters for our 2025 Class...
May 1


We're Adopting 25% More Dogs Thanks To New Kennel
Craig Carlton cuts the ribbon on new kennel building donated and built by C.C. Carlton Industries This month, we return to animal...
Apr 1


The Heartbreak of Heartworm
Sweet Cassette going to the vet for her second heartworm treatment injection. She's all about the snuggle - Future Facility Dog We get a...
Mar 11


Announcing More Client-Dog Matches!
SDI Visits KEYE-TV's We Are Austin SDI Grad Kenny Conley and his Service Dog Ruby joined Founder Sheri Soltes January 24th on KEYE-TV's...
Feb 6


Meet Our Matches
We are ringing in 2025 with a series of exciting Client-Dog matches. During Matching, we introduce each client to multiple dogs in...
Jan 17


Home for the Holidays
As we ring out 2024, we are moving four of our beautiful dogs in with their clients as they complete the final stage of their training....
Dec 10, 2024


National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in Service Dogs, Inc. to Save Dogs and Change Lives in Texas
Dripping Springs, Texas – Service Dogs, Inc. (SDI) received a $10,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of...
Aug 1, 2024


Genius Dogs, Campus Expansion and Ditching That Wheelchair
Breaking Ground On Our New Kennel Craig Carlton keeps his promises. On May 28, his team broke ground on the new Carlton Kennel Building...
Jun 10, 2024


“I’m With The Band,” Meet Our 5 Newest Stars!
We're not fooling - we have now adopted five more amazing dogs for our training program.
Apr 3, 2024


SDI Makes History: Adopts Brothers!
Meet Steinway & Broadway! For the first time in our 36-year history, SDI has adopted brothers! In our recent visit to San Marcos Regional...
Mar 1, 2024


We're building!
Exciting news! Thanks to support from Craig Carlton, owner of C.C. Carlton Industries, we are finally building our new quarantine kennel....
Feb 11, 2024


SDI's February: Fur-ever Your Love
Sweet News For You! Riff and his pals here at SDI are making sweet progress in their training. Join us in celebrating: Chris & Daisy...
Feb 10, 2024


Join Our Exciting Foundation Foster Team
We are accepting applications for our new Foundation Foster Team. For 12 weeks, you will house a newly adopted SDI dog and help train it...
Feb 9, 2024


Adopt a Career Change Dog: Save Double the Dogs!
Career Change Dogs start out in our professional Service Dog training program and then show us they prefer life as a pet dog. We...
Feb 8, 2024


Amplify Austin 2024
Amplify Austin Day spotlights collective community giving with 24 hours for Central Texans to support their favorite local nonprofits....
Feb 5, 2024


Why We Work: Deana Thiem, Client Coordinator
My name is Deana Thiem. I have been working for Service Dogs, Inc. for eight years. I have had many jobs in my lifetime, but I always...
Aug 31, 2023


Goji's Going Places!
Goji, the Trauma Response Dog trained for me by Service Dogs, Inc. helped our frontline workers feel comfortable to talk freely...
Aug 31, 2023


Matching Magic!
One of our favorite days is matching a client on our Waiting List to the perfect dog for their needs. Whole lotta waggin’ going on as we...
Aug 14, 2023


In Case You Missed It: Forever Families Visits SDI ❤️
Carla’s love of animals has helped her cope with living in the Texas foster system. Carla shares her dreams for a Forever Family during her
Aug 8, 2023


Why We Work: Tailer O'Neill, Trainer
Employees Seek Personal Value and Purpose at Work. Be Prepared to Deliver.
Aug 7, 2023


You Better Shop Around
Here Tailer works with Highlander to get him comfortable with walking next to a small shopping cart in our training building.
Aug 7, 2023


SDI Team Voted First In National Photo Contest
Big cheers for Austin Meredith and his Service Dog Peaches. They placed first in the United Spinal Association's photo contest! This win...
Jul 29, 2023


It’s never too early to register for SDI’s Annual Mighty Texas Dog Walk.
Saturday, November 18 promises to be The Doggiest Day in Austin for you and your best friend! What’s up dog? It’s a scenic one-mile...
Jul 6, 2023


July is Disability Pride Month!
by Emily Sladek, SDI Canine Support Specialist The Disability Pride flag in the shape of a Service dog. Green is for sensory...
Jul 6, 2023


Our Volunteers Are Gold!
“It’s a lot of fun to be able to help the dogs and trainers over summer break,” one of our high school volunteers shared. “It’s good to...
Jul 6, 2023
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