I learned that people in Wyoming that needed a service animal would have to go out of state and spend thousands of dollars to obtain one; this really bothered me and since OES voted to make service dogs our international project, I thought I'd try to make a difference.
Some Wyoming OES members stepped up and we founded Training Loving Companions, LLC. an organization to rescue dogs from shelters and train them in obedience, then train them as service dogs. Currently Petra is our first trainee- she will be our "spokesdog" and go with our COO to demonstrate various services a dog can provide, as well as becoming the stability dog for our COO.