Canine Ambassador Team

MEET THE CANINE AMBASSADOR TEAMS

The FSDS has put together a Canine Ambassador Team, made up of FSDS certified service dog teams. These teams assist the FSDS in demonstrations at public events, community education, and in attending field trips and serving as demonstration dogs and canine mentors for our dogs-in-training.

Emma and CJ CJ Betancourt MD and Emma are certified as a mobility team.

CJ retired from medical practice due to her disabilities. Emma

is a golden retriever who is also cross-trained to perform

some limited guide tasks. Emma's favorite jobs are helping

with the laundry, food shopping, balancing and supporting CJ

and cleaning up the toys in the living room. Her favorite games

are frisbee and playing with her new kitten.

Kathe and Holly Kathe Neyer RN and Holly are certified as a mobility team. Kathe

is a retired nurse and currently serves as Director of Certification for the

FSDS. Holly is a chocolate lab who is semi-retired from service work,

but still attends some events. She loves to fetch and retrieved dropped

and distant objects for Kathe. Holly loves to have her ears and belly

rubbed, take walks with Kathe and play with her exercise toys.

Lynda Guay and Dot are certified as a mobility team. Lynda serves

as our Canadian Ambassador, and together they are the first

certified FSDS team in Canada. Dot is a white boxer who enjoys

bracing and supporting his mom, assisting with shopping,

retrieving objects and going for walks.

Becky and Holly Becky Feetham and Holly are certified as a mobility team.

Becky holds a Master's Degree and worked as a vocational

counselor for individuals with disabilities until her own

disabilities caused her to retire. She has also served as a

missionary in Africa. Holly is a yellow lab, who loves to be loved and enjoys going out in public with Becky. Holly's favorite jobs are balancing and supporting Becky, retrieving dropped objects and turning on and off lamps. She enjoys long walks, playing frisbee and tennis ball and socializing with other people and dogs. Holly is an FSDS success story and was trained in our youth-based service

dog training program.

Ellen McCarthy and Shadow are certified as a mobility team. Ellen

resigned from the Air Force after sustaining injuries while on active duty.

Ellen is a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veteran's group.

Shadow is a boxer/lab mix and his favorite jobs are balancing and

supporting Ellen, food shopping, and assisting with any type of household

task. He enjoys taking walks with Ellen, playing with her grandchildren

and traveling with Ellen.