Woodbine (Woody) is a black male from Springwood Farm. He is named Woodbine, in memory of a Corgi owned by Luther and Joan Gore of Charlottesville, who have generously donated to support his training.
Woody is being raised by Nancy Koch. He is the first puppy that Nancy and her family has raised for SDV, and [...]
Louie is 15 weeks old and weighs 30 lbs. According to to Janet Trauger, Louie’s puppy raiser, “Louie reminds me of his uncle, Nelson. He is calm and unflappable, plays well with all the other dogs, and just goes along with what ever is happening. Ella spent a couple of weeks with Louie while [her [...]
Carly is the only yellow pup in this group. She also came from Springwood Farms and is sister to Ella and Woody.
Last Tuesday, Carly went grocery shopping with her puppy raiser, Nancy Avery, for the first time. “She was pretty tired after puppy class,” said Nancy, “so I let her ride in the cart on [...]
Ella came to us from Springwood Farms and is sisters with Woody and Carly. She is already doing a great job walking on leash, watching me, etc. She is one athletic puppy! Her puppy raiser, Carol Baber, says, “She has been going up and down the deck steps since day one and I’m pretty sure [...]
Yesterday’s puppy shower was a huge success! Carly, Woody, Louie, Ella, and Theo drew quite a crowd on the Downtown Mall. They were so cute, they even made the six o’clock news on NBC-29. Thanks to the Dog and Horse Lovers Boutique for hosting the event, and to Chandler’s Bakery for providing the delicious paw [...]
No puppies were harmed in the making of this video.
Mondays are busy at the training center. Classes for the puppies, adolescents and advanced training dogs finish up at the same time, which means everyone gets to hang out together.
Join us as we welcome five new puppies to Service Dogs of Virginia!
Stop by to meet the puppies and have some refreshments. Gifts are welcome! The puppies have baby registries at Amazon.com, Target, and the Dog & Horse Lovers Boutique or you may donate below.
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Service Dogs of Virginia is proud to welcome Louie to our training program. Louie was born eight weeks ago today at Ravenwood Farm in Keswick, Virginia.
For his first day on the job, he went to Barracks Road Shopping Center where he experienced the hustle and bustle of lunchtime shoppers. He also got to ride in [...]
During the next month, Service Dogs of Virginia will welcome five new puppies into our program. The first will come from Kim Maddox of Ravenwood Farm in Keswick. Polly’s puppies are now five weeks old and their personalities are beginning to show. As always, we’re looking for a calm, even-tempered puppy with excellent health, good [...]
