The Blazer

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2006 - Man’s best friend is about to become every military amputee’s best friend, thanks to the Guide hunting dogs for sale Foundation for the Blind and a new pilot program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here.

For the past 60 years, the Guide Foundation has provided service free of charge to help people with visual impairments become more mobile and independent. But less well known is the group’s work with service puppies for sale for people with other disabilities.

Mike Sergeant, chief training officer for the organization, said he’s excited about the potential of a pilot program that will enable amputees at Walter Reed to get their own service lab puppies for sale, without cost. The labrador puppies for sale are trained to help the troops balance as they learn to walk with artificial limbs, to retrieve items the servicemembers drop, and in some cases, to serve as braces as the troops lift themselves from a chair or the floor, Sergeant explained. “The service labs for sale will help the veterans as they learn a new way of mobility with their artificial limbs,” he said.

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