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I am a long term volunteer and client of Fidos. The agency is well managed, runs like a well oiled machine and really depends on the volunteers to help run it. As for the service dog training, it is second to none....I have had my service dog Annie for 3 years now and we can always come back for training if needed. The group is also like my 2nd family....I can depend on the folks here to be supportive of my needs during good and bad times. I fully and wholeheartedly feel that this non profit should be rated a 5. I rate it as a 10!
Jane and Annie Harford

My name is Jane Harford. I am a long term volunteer and client of Fidos For Freedom. I have been involved with the non profit since 2006. I have done just about everything within the organization. Then I applied to become a service dog client. This group does an incredible with training service/hearing/PTSD (Vet) teams. My service dog Annie and I graduated in 6/19. We have the wonderful training that has been developed by this group for over 30 years. Suffice it to say that Fidos does an incredible job with their service training program. It is one of the best in the country.
Thanks, Jane and Annie Harford

My name is Jane; I am a client with a service dog from Fidos For Freedom. I have also been a long term volunteer with this organization (since 2006). In my experiences with Fidos, I have always been extremely pleased with how I have been treated as a client and volunteer. My service dog Annie and I are still in our probationary period, but look forward to graduating next year at the 2019 Banquet and Graduation dinner. Annie is my rock; she is my mobility and balance dog. We do everything together; she has made my life much safer, less stressful and my ability to get around more independently easier. Without Annie by my side, I had been needing to use a cane to walk more than just a short distance. I could not get things up from the floor or maintain my balance at times when experiencing a bout of my chronic illness.
The volunteers, trainers, staff and all clients are like a big family. We support and celebrate each other's good happenings, cry at the sad things and love with all of our hearts. I am sure that I will be a part of the Fidos family for many years to come.
I am personally grateful to the folks running the group, the breeders and rescues that donate the dogs that we raise/train/place with clients like me. Annie is my best friend; I look forward to having her for many years to continue assisting me when and where needed.

Fidos For Freedom is a non profit group that raises/trains service dogs for hearing and mobility impaired folks that we like to think of as extended family. With the time, blood, sweat and tears that we all put into the great results that we get for hearing and service teams, we do become like family......albeit good or not! The work starts when we get puppies or dogs up to 1 yr old donated to us by breeders, rescues and the public. These pups are tested to see if they have the demeanor/personality and stamina that we require for a working dog. They live with puppy raisers, in our prison program and with trainers until they are matched with the clients. It is neat to see that the dogs usually do the matching and when the humans figure it out, it becomes official. I have been part of the group for nearly 8 years now and have witnessed many miracles from our client teams when they move through the crowd someplace and just shine as a team and talk to people as to what having a service dog has done to change their lives.....it changes all of our lives for the better. We also have a therapy dog program that works with schools, libraries, nursing and rehab centers, hospice and cancer treatment facilities. We also do outreach for end of year studying for exams at local colleges and universities on an as needed basis...we always get asked back......the dogs are the heart of our group...the humans just hold the leashes and provide some directions. That is pretty much the way I see Fidos For Freedom.

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I have been involved with Fidos For Freedom for over 6 years. I started out as a puppy raiser and have moved onto becoming a board member and treasurer of the organization. I have personally seen how our service dogs have positively changed and influenced the lifes of our clients and their families. The most profound changes I have seen have been to our Inmate trainers in our prison program. I have been a prison dog trainer for 6 years. The inmates involved with training our service dogs in training leave when their sentences are over and become confident citizens re-integrating with society once again. It is rewarding to see the dogs/clients working out in public together knowing that we have given them a basis for success in all areas of their lives. I have found this to be my passion. Unfortunately, it is nota paying job, but one that provides me with enormous satisfaction knowing that I am making a difference in the lives of others.

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