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“SPOKESDOG FOR A CHARITABLE CAUSE” 1st Annual Humanitarian Awards DOLLY THE PIT BULL with 2924 votes! Dolly is an advocate to her breed, and does her best to educate the public and help overturn the negative perception of Pit Bulls. She is an AKC certified Canine Good Citizen, and is a therapy dog for a local retirement home. She’s also the ‘ambassadog’ for a Pit Bull education class given by the local SPCA. She is an ambassador to the shelter she was rescued from—Seminole County Animal Services in Sanford, FL. Her story is being used in their educational programs and being presented to at-risk kids in juvenile detention centers to help them learn and understand compassion for animals. ac l P 1st e photo By www.eppicsurf.com/diAne edmonds SURF DOG RICOCHET with 2521 votes! Surf Dog Ricochet lives a lifestyle of helping others by pawing it forward, while raising awareness and funds for human and animal causes. Because of her unique and highly skilled background of service/ therapy/surf dog training, she is the only known dog in the world who surfs with disabled surfers and special needs kids for therapeutic purposes! Ricochet’s focus is on assisting the disabled community and she has raised more than $61,260 over the last 14 months. Ricochet has become a philanthropic role model and goodwill ambassador to millions. Visit www.surfdogricochet.com la P d 2n ce photo By Anthony tortoriello FAITH STRINGFELLOW 2-LEGGED DOG with 1561 votes! Faith’s mom, Jude Stringfellow, a motivational speaker, tells us that, “Faith has been such a loving and inspirational animal to so many. Faith and I travel the country together and share our family story. I think the message I try hardest to share is that when it is time to ask for help you need to be strong enough to do it. It is not a sign of weakness to ask for help. It is a gift you give yourself.” Faith was also given a field recognition for E-5 Sergeant in the United States Army and has traveled to Walter Reed and many other veterans’ hospitals to help with the therapy of injured soldiers returning from the war. Visit www.faiththedog.info la P d 3r ce The American Dog Magazine | Spring 2011 91
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