MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – The West Virginia University’s Hearts of Gold program recently received nearly $600,000 to help establish new industry standards for service dogs from the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Grant Program.
For more than 20 years, the program has been helping veterans in the area by pairing them with specifically-trained service dogs. This funding will help set new guidelines for service dog training and support.
Currently, the Hearts of Gold program primarily serves veterans within a 100-mile radius of Morgantown…