
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.

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.

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.


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.


The team!
Chris, Anatoliy, Kalyna, Volodymyr, Gera, Dmytro, George, Marc, Basta


The team!


The team!
Volodymyr, Gera, Kalyna, Marc, Basta


Our service dogs!
Chief, Peppi, Gera


Our service dogs!
Chief, Peppi, Gera


Training
In a store


Training


Training


Training


Training
Noize distraction.

Training
Lay down and wait.

Training


Training


Training
Distraction

Training


Testing a therapy dog


Testing a therapy dog


Testing a therapy dog


Testing a therapy dog
Don't touch the food!


Our therapy dogs
Those who passed the test!K9s Fly, Duna, and Nika - the first certified Hero's Companion therapy dogs!


Volodymyr and Gera


Stuart and Chief


Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv


Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv


Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv


Our visit to the Central Military Hospital in Kyiv


Our visit to the Hospital


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!


Peppi in training


Peppi in training


Peppi in training


Peppi in training
Learning to open a door

Final day of initial testing of therapy dogs


Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project


Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project


Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project


Training
Taking the dogs out to a local park to do some training and awareness raising about the Hero's Companion - Друг Героя project


Training


Training


Training


Training


Training


Training


Training


Training


Training
In a store


