Hope Talk: A Beginner’s Guide to Service Dogs

Have you thought about getting a service dog, but weren’t sure where to start?

Join us Thursday, December 12 at 3 p.m. ET for our free Hope Talk webinar on A Beginner’s Guide to Service Dogs.

We will be joined by Kristin Hartness from Canines for Disabled Kids, and Angela Rozewski, mother of Help Hope Live client Stryder Doescher.

They will be discussing the ins and outs of getting a service dog, the types of services a dog can perform for you or a loved one, and how best to introduce your community to your service dog. They each have over ten years of working and living with service dogs and will share their insights based on their personal experiences.

Meet Our Panelists

Kristin Hartness is the Executive Director of Canines for Disabled Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing service dog awareness and education.

Kristen is an accomplished public speaker who has presented to national and international audiences on the value of service dogs. She brings her in-depth expertise on how service dogs provide value to individuals living with a variety of disabilities plus the laws that govern service dog ownership and training.

Living with multiple sclerosis since symptoms first appeared when she was 16, Kristen is also a service dog user herself.

Angela Rozewski is mom to Help Hope Live client Stryder Doescher. Angela can speak to how service dogs can uniquely enhance daily life for individuals with complex medical conditions like Stryder, and why fundraising with a nonprofit like Help Hope Live may be part of the journey of acquiring and funding a service dog with medical training.

Stryder has a rare, debilitating connective tissue disorder (clEDS), cervical instability, epilepsy, autonomic dysregulation, and other diagnoses. His family is fundraising for a new service dog for Stryder as Keebler, Stryder’s beloved service dog of almost 10 years, retires. Stryder relies on Keebler for help with mobility, medication reminders, and detecting seizures.