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A well informed community is an empowered one as well, so take a look at some of the latest coverage we’ve received below and help spread the word about all the amazing developments at B.E.S.T. Service Dogs.

B.E.S.T. Service Dogs celebrates local artists at our annual art fundraiser. See our Interview on Good Day Sacramento - Art Show at the Rancho! September 2022.

www.cbsnews.com/gooddaysacramento/video/service-dog-art-show/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Announcing - B.E.S.T. Service Dogs will be hosting their 2nd annual FUNdraiser, Art Show at the Rancho on September 25, 2022. Open to the public, all donated artwork is from well established artists in the Sacramento region. All types of media, oil, watercolor to pottery and quilts, there is something for everyone! We have reached out into the Sacramento community to attend and share beautiful art. The dogs will be hosting as well, providing their loving presence amid the art! The event is being advertised on Sacramento365 and all local newspapers! Here is the link. https://www.sacramento365.com/event/art-show-at-the-rancho/
Come out and see some beautiful art and donate to B.E.S.T.! If you can attend, you can donate here on this site. and Thank you! 

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NEWS
March 18, 2020

​B.E.S.T. Service Dogs on local news!
​www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-nonprofit-helps-veterans-children-autism/35869976

NEWS
February 1, 2020

​We received this lovely recognition in the mail from a woman owned business in Ohio called Key2Bme. We were selected as a Happiness Hero for spreading kindness and inspiration for others! They sent us a gift of keys to give to the recipient of each puppy and we are featured on their website under The Unlock Happiness Program.

NEWS
April 9, 2019

B.E.S.T. Service Dogs was recently featured in Sacramento Magazine pet edition. Touted as having the "best job in the world", we would have to agree! These beautiful pups are from our recent litter. Two are currently in training for veterans with PTSD where they will be trained BY veterans FOR veterans. We will follow along with their training. Watch this space!

FROM IDEA TO REALITY: THE EVOLUTION OF B.E.S.T. SERVICE DOGS
February 2019

We envisioned creating a non-profit organization that supports service dog organizations and the community after attending the Master's program at Bergin College of Canine Studies. Our research on how service dogs could help those affected by autism was our focus. Research into personality, behavior, function, breeding practices and outcomes helped to form what would become our non profit, B.E.S.T. Service Dogs.  Four years later, after a lot of hard work, we became a reality. 

B for Breeding, E for education, S for Service and T for Therapy/Training.

B.E.S.T. Service Dogs was born!

1-ON-1 WITH B.E.S.T. SERVICE DOGS CEO
April 24, 2019

After 20 years of raising Labradors, I am so excited to be a part of changing peoples lives with these gentle and sensitive souls. As we engage in supporting autism partners and our nation's veterans, we also look to our community to see where we can be of help. By providing training or therapy, information and education on dogs and service, we believe that we are part of creating the independence needed for a better more inclusive life.  As one recipient of one of our dogs says "our dog has changed all of our lives in ways we never thought possible!... And I love being able to go places confidently and see our son happy and calm because his dog is by his side".