Press Releases

January 18, 2006
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Michelle Pintar
Direct: (414) 431-6104
E-mail: mpintar@wihumane.org

MEDIA ADVISORY   

WHS Adopts Four-Legged “Therapist” 
Whippet/Lab Mix Being Trained as Service Dog

MILWAUKEE – It's not easy to be a “therapist;” it requires a significant amount of training and wisdom.  Luckily, Jackie, a 10-month-old Whippet/Lab mix, has both.  Jackie is being trained by Linda Bobot, a certified dog trainer and manner's class instructor at the Wisconsin Humane Society, to serve as a therapy dog for Jessica Jolly, who has a seizure disorder.  Jackie will make sure that Jessica stays safe.   

WHAT:   
Dog Trainer Linda Bobot to Conduct Training Session with Service Dog

WHEN:     
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
1 p.m.

WHERE:     
Wisconsin Humane Society
4500 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI   53208

INTEREST:     
•  Photo opportunity of Jackie being trained as a service dog.
•  Interview opportunities with dog trainer Linda Bobot; Jessica Jolly, Jackie's guardian; and Natalie Zielinski, behavior program manager with the Wisconsin Humane Society.

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