A service dog named Lucee enjoys a kiss from her recipient during a three week "team training" for this newly matched team. The service dog has been trained by Canine Partners for Life, a non-profit service dog training organization in Cochranville, PA, USA. The recipient has MS. — (Picture Credit: David Osberg/Getty Images)

National Service Dog Month: Help Us Celebrate Service Dogs In September!

August 31, 2021

September is National Service Dog Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and showing appreciation for the extraordinary work service animals do every day for the people in their care. National Service Dog Month honors these working dogs for making millions of lives better and safer.

As partners and companions to our human species, dogs understand us and can read our emotions.…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.