K9 Care Montana

THE K9 CARE MONTANA INC. (K9CMT) SERVICE DOG PROJECTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. WE HAVE STARTED REFERRING TO THEM AS PROJECTS BECAUSE THATS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE ... EACH REQUIRING EFFORT FOR SOMETIMES TWO YEARS OR MORE. IT ALL STARTS WITH THE RIGHT PUP. THERE ARE NEARLY 80 AFIELD INCLUDING THESE LATEST. WE STARTED SEVEN NEW ONES THIS PAST YEAR. TWO OF THE DOGS WILL BE TRAINED TO MOBILITY SERVICE DOG STANDARDS, AND FIVE ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR SUPPORT OF RECIPIENTS DEALING WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS ISSUES OR AUTISM. YOULL RECALL FROM EARLIER REPORTS, THE MOBILITY DOGS REQUIRE FURTHER TASK RELATED TRAINING. BY THE WAY, ONE OF THE DOGS INVOLVED IS A SHELTER ANIMAL OUT OF HEART OF THE VALLEY SHELTER IN BOZEMAN. VIRUS CONSTRAINTS NOTWITHSTANDING, THIS PAST YEAR WAS A GOOD ONE FOR OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RECOVERY. WE HAD EIGHT VETERANS OUT ON LAKE FRANCIS FOR OUR ANNUAL ICE FISHING EVENT. WE PUT 12 MORE ON THE MISSOURI RIVER TO TRY THEIR HANDS AT FLY FISHING. ANOTHER EIGHT PARTICIPATED INDIVIDUAL GUIDED TRIPS ACROSS SEVERAL MONTANA RIVERS. OUR ANNUAL WOUNDED WARRIOR PHEASANT HUNT IN CHOTEAU WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. THE GUIDES DONATED THEIR TIME AND SKILLS. THANK YOU, BOYS. WE MET WITH GOVERNOR GIANFORTE AT THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA. WE TALKED ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS AND THE ROLE PLAYED BY K9CMT. HE IS APPRECIATIVE OF OUR EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF MONTANAS VETERANS AND OTHERS. WE HAVE SECURED VOLUNTEER AIR TRANSPORT FOR SOME OF OUR PROJECTS THAT REACH EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. THE PILOT IS A WEST POINT GRADUATE WHO HAS ALREADY FLOWN TWO MISSIONS AT NO COST TO K9CMT.