Service Dogs Alabama

10/10/2025

🌟What an incredible honor! 🌟
Tonight, Service Dogs Alabama was awarded the River Region Ethics in Business and Public Service Award, a program of the Samaritan Counseling Center.

We are deeply grateful to be recognized among so many outstanding organizations who are committed to integrity, compassion, and service in our community. This award reflects the heart of our mission—to change lives through the power of service dogs, guided always by ethics, respect, and care for others.

A huge thank-you to the Samaritan Counseling Center for this meaningful recognition, and to our volunteers, donors, and partners who make our work possible every single day.

10/08/2025

At just four-months-old, Pepper completed her first day of classes at Auburn!

10/04/2025

🇺🇸 A huge thank-you to American Legion Post 133 in Millbrook! 🇺🇸
We were honored to be part of your charity ride and so grateful for your support of Service Dogs Alabama’s mission. Your generosity helps change lives through the incredible partnerships between our dogs and the people they serve. 💚🐾

Pepper, Phoenix, Major, Luq, Kirby, and Babs were proud to represent SDA and soak up all the love from the riders and community! 🐶✨

We’re so thankful for friends and supporters like you who help us keep this mission moving forward.

10/03/2025

10/03/2025

McLeod is finishing up his latest internship in Trussville City schools. He’s done such an amazing job tht staff members who were out of town this week held a FaceTime call to say goodbye and wish him well on his last day. SDA is thankful to all the faculty and students who welcomed McLeod and helped him learn to be the best facility!

10/01/2025

Which Halloween candy best represents your dog? Today it's a little like having sour patch kids.

09/30/2025

Remembering Popcorn
Popcorn was more than Alabama’s first facility dog—she was the heartbeat of Wetumpka Elementary School.
Every morning she chose who needed her most, making her quiet rounds in the classroom. Sometimes it was a child in tears at car duty, other times a student who blossomed with confidence because Popcorn was by her side. Once, she instinctively walked a kindergartener to class every day for three weeks, long before anyone knew his family was facing hardship. It was her superpower—knowing who needed her comfort most.
She joined in school plays, dressed up as a Ninja Turtle, and gave the most precious gift of all: her rare, gentle kisses that students cherished. And yes, even the best dogs aren’t perfect—like the time she ate most of a 100th Day of School project made of Cheerios!
“She wasn’t just a dog,” handler Brandi Reiske shared. “She was patient. She was loving. She was amazing.”
Read more about Popcorn’s incredible legacy and how you can honor dogs like her by volunteering or applying for a facility/service dog:
https://www.servicedogsalabama.org/news/popcorn-a-legacy-of-love

09/26/2025

She was once a wiggly puppy in the arms of a college student — and now she’s the support her father, an Army veteran, relies on every day. Jolene’s journey with the Awtrey family is a story of love, dedication, and destiny coming full circle. During National Service Dog Month, we celebrate this extraordinary bond and the life-changing impact of service dogs. Dig Deeper into this heartwarming story.
https://www.servicedogsalabama.org/news/jolenes-full-circle-story
Drop a comment if you had to wipe away a tear.

09/22/2025

🌟 What an exciting morning! 🌟
We loved having WSFA on campus bright and early to spotlight Service Dogs Alabama during National Service Dog Month. 🐾💚

It’s always an honor to share the incredible work our dogs and volunteers are doing—and to spread the word about how service dogs change lives. Thank you, WSFA, for helping us shine a light on this mission

September is National Service Dog Month to recognize and celebrate the highly trained dogs that provide critical support to the people they serve.