Lexy Smith speaks with Raelene Penman, President and Founder for the Rocky Mountain Service Dog Project in Deweyville, serving Northern Utah and parts of Colorado and Idaho. Penman shares how the nonprofit got started after her son came back from service overseas not as he had left. Penman discusses the types of training the dogs might receive. Penman details how the animals are found and matched with the participants. Penman shares a story of how one dog helped to heal its owner. (www.rmsdp.org )
Original airdate: 6/25/2023
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Lexy joined EMF in 2022 and covers Arizona, Colorado, Utah, S Nevada, part of Central California and major markets Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Denver and Phoenix.
