Murphy Valor

Murphy, a service dog in training is sponsored by Lone Goose Lodge and was donated by NEADS World Class Service Dogs. He is named in honor of Michael P. Murphy, a US Navy SEAL who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war in Afghanistan. Murphy will be training with our Tampa program. We’re excited to watch this sweet boy grow!

Murphy graduated and was placed with his forever First Responder hero in March 2024.

Daisy Valor

Daisy, a service dog in training was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is being sponsored by Scoop Soldiers. She is named for the Daisy Award, which is a recognition program for nurses nominated by patients or other colleagues for extraordinary care in nursing. We are excited to share your journey, Daisy!

Daisy graduated and was placed with her forever First Responder hero in September 2023.

Betty Valor

Betty, a service dog in training is sponsored by Nutramax Laboratories Veterinary Sciences, Inc. and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. She is named in honor of the late Betty White who served in the American Women’s Volunteer Services during WWII. Betty is currently training with our Tampa program. We’re excited to have you as a recruit, Betty!

Betty graduated and was placed with her forever Veteran in July 2023.

Collins Valor

Collins, a service dog in training, is named after Air Force Colonel Eileen Collins. Colonel Collins was the first woman to command a space shuttle mission in July 1999. Collins will be training with our Tampa program and is sponsored by Quantum Peak Consulting and the Gower Family. We are so excited to watch Collins grow!

Collins graduated in September 2023 and was placed as a facility dog with a government agency.

Walker Valor

Walker, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by the Campbell Family Foundation. She is currently training with our Tampa program. Walker is named after Mary Walker who was a surgeon in the US Army during the Civil War and is the only female Medal of Honor recipient. Welcome, Walker!

Walker graduated in January 2024 and was placed as a facility dog with Tampa General Hospital Aeromed.

Elsie Valor

Elsie, a service dog in training, is sponsored by Darling Ingredients. She will be training with our Tampa program. Elsie is named in honor of Elsie S. Ott who was in the US Army Air Corp in WWII and pioneered air evacuations of wounded personnel. We know that smiling face is going to be an amazing service dog partner!

Elsie graduated and was placed with her forever Veteran in September 2023.

Molly Valor

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Molly Valor, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is sponsored by the Campbell Family Foundation. Molly was named after Molly Williams, who is believed to be the first woman firefighter. Molly was a slave in New York City and joined the Oceanus Engine Company #11 around 1815. We are excited for your journey, Molly!

Molly graduated and was placed with her forever Veteran in February 2023.

Hopper Valor

Hopper is a service dog in training who is currently training in Tampa, FL. He was named after Grace Brewster Murray Hopper who was a US Navy rear admiral and a pioneer in computer science, as one the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer. She had a PH.D. in mathematics from Yale and was a math professor at Vassar before joining the Navy Reserves. A guided missile destroyer (USS Hopper) and the Hopper supercomputer were named after her. In 2016 she was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Hopper left the program in November 2021 and was adopted by a veteran and his family.

RJ Valor

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RJ, a service dog in training, was donated by Project 2 Heal and is sponsored by Scoop Soldiers. He will be training with our Georgia program. RJ is named in honor of Richard James (Ricky) Burnett, Private, USMC, who died in the Vietnam War due to hostile action and his father, John Harrison Burnett, who served in the US Navy. We are grateful for the service and sacrifice that the Burnett family has given our nation. VSD is excited to follow RJ on his journey to become a service dog!

RJ left the program in May 2022 and was adopted by a military family.

Miller Valor

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Miller is a service dog in training and is currently training in Tampa, FL. Miller is named after Doris “Dorie” Miller, a cook in the Navy, who was the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his bravery during the Pearl Harbor attack. He carried the wounded to safety and manned an anti-aircraft gun until he ran out of ammunition. Thank you to the Selle family, a patriotic and golden retriever loving family, for sponsoring Miller!

Miller graduated and was placed with his forever Veteran in November 2022.

Millie Valor

Millie, a service dog in training, was donated by Warrior Canine Connection and is training with our Georgia program. Millie was named by the cadets at the Sarasota Military Academy to honor the WWII Millie Mappers, women who played an integral role in producing accurate and up-to-date maps used by various branches of the military and government.

Millie graduated in November 2021 and was placed as a facility dog with Tampa General Hospital.