LCC K-9 Ministry Southwest Region Teams Gather for Continual Education and Training

Due to a multitude of scheduling issues, the fall 2018 Southwest Regional Meeting was delayed until this past weekend. And wow, was it worth the wait! At the highest point of the training, over 100 people were participating. Teams who were able to gather on Friday spent the afternoon training. On Saturday, we continued all day with handler and caregiver training. Sunday, many of the teams worshiped in the early service before heading home. It was a long, full weekend but when we get together, we like to make optimal use of our time.

Having three LCC trainers plus Marie and Joanna Comfort Dogs-in-Training at the meeting to interact with the 10 regional dog teams was fantastic. In addition to the 10 Southwest teams, 2 Oklahoma teams in-waiting and 1 in the exploratory stage joined together at St. Paul Lutheran in Fort Worth, Texas. We enjoyed lots of training, great times of networking, sharing, good food, and fun! Jan Russell, from Bethany in Austin, provided instructions for her button bandana design and kits for each dog.

LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs and teams in attendance:

Abner & Martha (Bethany – Austin, Texas)
Damaris (Memorial – Katy, Texas)
Elijah (Our Redeemer – Wichita Falls, Texas)
Gabriel (Messiah – Houston, Texas)
Joy (Gloria Dei – Houston, Texas)
Pax & Phoebe (St. Paul – Fort Worth, Texas)
Rufus (St. Mark – Edmond, Oklahoma)
Triton (Messiah – Plano, Texas)

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