Team Foster’s Ruff Ride: 24-Hour Spin Relay holds inaugural Pittsburgh event

By Richie Smiechowski, Staff Writer • September 27, 2021

Team Foster, an organization which helps fund service dog programs for veterans with PTSD along with other mental and physical disabilities, hosted their Ruff Ride 24-hour spin relay on Friday at Schenley Plaza.

Service puppy raisers navigate training dogs during pandemic

By Elizabeth Primrose, Staff Writer • January 27, 2021

Lily Swanson got a new best friend at the start of the pandemic — a half-lab, half-golden retriever puppy named Kenzo. Swanson has raised Kenzo since March through STEP@Pitt, a student organization dedicated to raising service dogs.

Service pup training club gets three eager new pupils

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • December 5, 2019

The dogs will go everywhere with their trainers for a year and a half.

Pitt service puppies put on a paw-some Halloween fashion show

By Sarah Gross, For The Pitt News • October 30, 2018

The club Perfect Fit Canine Campus Scholars has been training many puppies this semester. Over the weekend they worked the runway for a Halloween fashion show.

Service dogs help students succeed

By Nina Kneuer | For The Pitt News • September 25, 2017

Claire Ozolek’s best friend, Lexi, has big eyes and a hard-working disposition. She also has a tail and four legs and works as Ozolek’s service dog. “I mean it sounds cliche, but she is really...