July 2, 2025 By Chris Foy FRP-25 Pups Rudy• Works with the Los Angeles Police Department and other law enforcement agencies, through Blue Line Dogs Inc., to provide psychological first aid in crises • During recent fires, spent many hours at City of L.A. Emergency Command Centers and evacuation centers, supporting affected families as well as leadership, staff, and firefighting crews from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico • Is a therapy dog and mental health K-9 assistant in hospitals, health centers, universities, and special education programs • Has received numerous awards for his serviceBree• Is a white Rough Collie and certified therapy dog with Alliance of Therapy Dogs and First Responder Therapy Dogs • Visits first responders (police, fire, sheriff, U.S. Coast Guard, and Michigan State Police), as well as hospitals, airports, universities, and veterans’ and community events like the Michigan Special Olympics • Through her work with the Sheriff’s office, started a new therapy program that includes visits to the correctional facility and 911 Command Center • Is registered with American Kennel Club and has several titlesMayzie• 7-year-old rescue that overcame abandonment, trauma, and aspiration pneumonia to become a certified therapy dog and winner of five American Kennel Club titles • First training visit with her handler, an EMT, was at the Caldor Fire Base Camp in 2021 • Since then, has made over 120 visits to dispatchers, firefighters, law enforcement, military personnel, and children and families in Northern California • As a celebrity alumnus of Foothill Dog Rescue, she helps fundraise to help other shelter dogs find their forever homeLuna• A 57-pound F1Goldendoodle, born in May 2023 and donated and certified through multiple national therapy dog programs, including AKC and Alliance Therapy Dogs • Was trained & certified through the PBC Sheriff’s Office Paws and Stripes program & serves the City of Plantation • Has responded to over 40 critical incidents across Broward County, Florida, providing emotional support to police and firefighters • She and her handler received the “Key to the City of Plantation” and were named Volunteers of the YearPepper• Is a 1.5-year-old English Black Labrador and rescue dog • Was certified by the programs Paws and Stripes and American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen • As the first therapy dog to serve the North Lauderdale Fire Department in Broward County, Florida, provides daily support to her agency and agencies throughout South Florida • Has already attended more than 30 community events and been present at line-of-duty funerals for first responders, events for children with autism, and firefighter trainings
