Support Dogs, Inc.

Support Dogs, Inc.

Support Dogs, Inc. is an American non-profit agency that provides assistance dogs to people with special needs. It was founded in 1981 by Sandy Maze, and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Support Dogs trains service dogs to perform tasks their owners cannot, such as retrieve objects, summon assistance, answer phones, or open heavy doors. [ [http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/archives/august2001/board.html Support Dogs, Inc. Canine companions make a dramatic difference] Accessed 12 January 2007] In addition, the dogs provide companionship and support. The dogs are trained by volunteers, including highly-screened female prisoners in an Illinois maximum security prison. [ [http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=News&id=800149 Helping Paws] Accessed 12 January 2007] Support Dogs has also begun to investigate whether they can train hearing dogs.

In 2005, Support dogs discovered it had been a victim of embezzlement when ex-director Robert Hansen was accused of stealing over $400,000 dollars from the organization over a period of five years. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2005/02/14/daily70.html Former Support Dogs director indicted for embezzlement] Accessed 12 January 2007] On September 9, 2005, Robert Hansen was convicted and sentenced to 24 months in prison and 36 months on supervised release. [ [http://www.supportdogs.org/pdf/newsletters/jan_2006.pdf 2006 Support dogs newsletter] Accessed 12 January 2007]

As of 2007, Support Dogs employs nine permanent staff, with Scot Seabaugh, President, and James Woodward, Vice President.

ee also

*Canine Companions for Independence
*Paws With A Cause

References

External links

[http://www.supportdogs.org/html/index.shtml Support dogs homepage]


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