If you would like information about Therapy Dogs and/or Testing please contact Linda Bates at linda0205@earthlink.net

Rowdy

Among Linda's accomplishments are:

• 1999 Delta Society Beyond Limits Special Service Award
• 1999 Outstanding Volunteers Metropolitan State Hospital
• 2000 AKC Gazette Linda and Rowdy (her American Staffordshire Terrier) featured in an article of Service Dogs/Hero Dogs
• 2002 Secured a $5,000 grant for childrens books for Metropolitan State Hospital.  And acquired over 4,000 books for Rowdy's Reading Room
• 2003 Women of the Year, 38th Congressional District
• 2007 Honorable Mention AKC Ace Award for Canine Excellence

CGC Evaluator #21060

Therapy Dogs International Evaluator #943