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Our first service dog team! Volodymyr and his dog Gera.
Having served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a year, Volodymyr is back in Kyiv now rehabilitating from his injuries. Before the war, Volodymyr worked as a psychologist in a centre for children with special needs, and Gera worked by his side as a therapy dog.![](http://heroscompanion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Volodymyr_Gera-100x80.png)
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Standing next to Volodymyr is Dmytro.
Dmytro is our second official participant who will be recieving a service dog. Before the war Dmytro was a neurologist in Donetsk, but as fighting in eastern Ukraine intensified he volunteered to fight with the Right Sector battalion.![](http://heroscompanion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC02654-100x80.png)
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Meet Chief! Our youngest service dog in training!
This little guy will be raised and trained to be a service dog for a Ukrainian veteran. Chief was named by one of the soldiers at the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv during one of our visits there.
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Meet Chief! Our youngest service dog in training!
This little guy will be raised and trained to be a service dog for a Ukrainian veteran. Chief was named by one of the soldiers at the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv during one of our visits there.
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The team!
Chris, Anatoliy, Kalyna, Volodymyr, Gera, Dmytro, George, Marc, Basta
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The team!
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The team!
Volodymyr, Gera, Kalyna, Marc, Basta
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Our service dogs!
Chief, Peppi, Gera
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Our service dogs!
Chief, Peppi, Gera
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Training
In a store
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Training
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Training
Noize distraction.![](http://heroscompanion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Training4-100x80.png)
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Training
Lay down and wait.![](http://heroscompanion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/training5-100x80.png)
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Training
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Training
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Training
Distraction![](http://heroscompanion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bicycle-100x80.png)
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Training
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Testing a therapy dog
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Testing a therapy dog
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Testing a therapy dog
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Testing a therapy dog
Don't touch the food!
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Our therapy dogs
Those who passed the test!K9s Fly, Duna, and Nika - the first certified Hero's Companion therapy dogs!
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Volodymyr and Gera
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Stuart and Chief
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Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv
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Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv
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Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv
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Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv
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Our visit to the Hospital
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Remember - if you see a dog with this orange vest on,
you should not touch or distract it, because it is working!
you should not touch or distract it, because it is working!
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Peppi in training
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Peppi in training
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Peppi in training
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Peppi in training
Learning to open a door![](http://heroscompanion.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12011231_901023453328514_3906381690594306598_n-100x80.jpg)
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Final day of initial testing of therapy dogs
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Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project
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Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project
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Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project
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Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project
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Training
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Training
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Training
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Training
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Training
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Training
In a store
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