'Tis A Pleasure To Meet Thee Our First 5 Renaissance Dogs

Service Dogs, Inc.
May 1
2 min read

Updated: May 8

As we promised, immediately after cutting the ribbon on our newest kennel building, we began scouting animal shelters for our 2025 Class of Renaissance Dogs

Prithee welcome our first five goodly gentles:

Armor

Service Dog program

Adopted from Williamson County Animal Shelter

Baron

Hearing Dog program

Adopted from San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter

Knight

Hearing Dog program

Adopted from Williamson County Animal Shelter

Merlin

Service Dog program

Adopted from Bastrop Animal Shelter

Venice

Hearing Dog program

Adopted from Austin Humane Society

Thy gift today supports their initial veterinary care, nutrition and training. And the lives they will save in the future. Prithee consider a tax deductible gift today.

Then & Now

Vogue, Encore, Banjo & Lyric

Some of our dogs already have Sponsors who have donated the complete cost of their training from shelter adoption to graduation with a lient.

Our other dogs still need your support. We invite you to donate towards the training of any of the four dogs in the video linked below. We matched all of them with clients from our Wait List. Now, all we need is you.

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Deputy Banjo

"If you've got PTSD, rub dirt in it.

That used to be the approach to law officer mental health.

Gillespie County Sheriff Chris Ayala prioritizes mental health for his staff. He recently visited Kendall County Sheriff Al Auxier who has long championed mental health. Sheriff Auxier shared the benefits of SDI First Responder Facility Dog Renee, who's been on the job for four years partnered with Deputy Michelle Quade, their Mental Health Officer.

Sheriff Ayala established Deputy Wayne Hudson as his department's Mental Health Officer and they applied to SDI for their own First Responder Facility Dog.

Introducing Banjo and Deputy Hudson

We were impressed with Deputy Hudson's experience, dedication and enthusiasm about getting a dog. In April, we introduced him and his wife Dana to several of our First Responder Facility Dogs. As you can see above, he and Banjo struck an immediate bond.

Next steps: 5-day Team Training course at SDI, followed by moving Banjo in with Deputy Hudson and 3 months of weekly training sessions at the Sheriff's Office and in the community.

Deputy Banjo, we're proud of you!

We adopted Banjo from the Williamson County Animal Shelter. Please consider a gift to support Banjo's training supporting First Responder wellness.

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