April Volunteers of the Month

Congratulations to the Finnegan family, the April Volunteer of the Month!

The Finnegans have been volunteering with Susquehanna Service Dogs since December 2017, when they began raising their first dog, SSD Beethoven. Beethoven is now working as a detection K9 with the CIA, and the Finnegans are raising SSD Davis, who is almost ready for advanced training, and new puppy SSD Murtaugh.

In addition to raising puppies, they have also been sitters and help with our 2x2 puppy sitting, where they watch two of our youngest puppies overnight to help them acclimate to spending time away from their entire litter.

The family got involved with SSD when daughter Erin was a young Girl Scout and a group of volunteers raising guide dogs visited her troop. “From that moment on, I knew I had to help in some way,” said Erin.

She searched for a local organization and found SSD. “We as a family have never been happier to be part of something so special and helpful for the community,” she said. “We love the positivity surrounding it all. SSD feels like one big family that we are all a part of, and we’re there to help each other out.”

Thank you to the Finnegan family for volunteering with SSD and helping #DogsChangeLives!

Our volunteers collectively give over 40,000 hours per month to raise and sit puppies, help with public training, maintain our property, help with fundraising, and so much more! To give back to our volunteers who give us so much, we’re recognizing a volunteer each month. Selected by random drawing, volunteers of the month receive a gift card to local restaurants and businesses.