Leashes of Valor (LOV) is a nonprofit organization that supports Veterans by pairing them with service dogs from local shelters. Based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the 501(c)(3) provides psychiatric service dogs at no cost to post-9/11 Veterans who... Read More
Andrew and I called ourselves “nub buddies.” We met at Walter Reed around the time we both received our prosthetics. After more than a year of limb salvage, endless doctor appointments, and a mountain of pills, the doctors decided to amputate,... Read More
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reports there were 6,400 veterans who died by suicide in 2022. That’s lower than in 12 of 14 previous years, but it’s three more than in 2021.
To help deal with the issue... Read More
By Chris Stanfield
Everything seemed to be closing in on me at the local parent-run soccer league that day in 2021. My young daughter was out on the field. I was the volunteer referee, taking on the role when no one else offered to step up.
But... Read More
It's the story of a service dog saving a veteran. Axel's Story is a children's book about the service dog of Spotsylvania-based Leashes of Valor founder Jason Haag. Axel passed away in 2023. But service dog non-profit Leashes of Valor has named its... Read More
By Chris Bowers
Editor's note: This blog was updated on Oct. 16, 2024.
The call came from our friend, Margarida, a Spotsylvania Sheriff’s deputy and former Marine. Our county’s oldest living veteran, 104-year-old Fred Moufang, had begun... Read More
Veterans will meet and train with their
new service dogs during 10-day program
Patriot Point, Md. — Leashes of Valor, a national nonprofit that provides service dogs to wounded Veterans at no cost, is proud to welcome three new... Read More
Leashes of Valor is proud to participate in this year’s Senior PGA Tour and Dominion Energy Charity Classic’s Birdies for Charity program, which gives charitable organizations the opportunity to receive a 10% bonus on contributions.
The... Read More
4 veterans receive service dogs, train for 10 days
Patriot Point, Md. — Leashes of Valor, a national nonprofit that provides service dogs at no cost to veterans with PTSD and other “unseen” injuries related to their military service, will... Read More
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- "Everybody around our Jefferson campus knows Maggie," said Dr. Marie Ann Marino.
Maggie is a 4-year-old Labrador Retriever with a special job.
Marino, the Dean of Thomas Jefferson University College of... Read More
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