Meet Our Doggie Brigade
If you haven’t had the chance to meet them in person, we invite you to learn a little bit more about our current Doggie Brigade members, including their breed, years of service, handler name and more. Further down the page, there is also a list of every dog that has previously served in the brigade, including their breed and service years.
Daisy
- Golden Retriever
- Owner: Deb
- Loves: Beef Sticks
- Year Joined: 2022
- Location: Akron
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Buster
- Hound mix
- Owner: Michelle
- Loves: Peanut Butter & Liver
- Year Joined: 2023
- Location: Akron
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Francis
- Black Labrador Retriever
- Owner: Chris
- Loves: Peanut Butter & Jelly
- Year Joined: 2016
- Location: Akron
Costa
- Golden Retriever
- Owner: Scott
- Loves: Ice cubes
- Year Joined: 2019
- Location: Akron
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Rafferty
- Mini Goldendoodle
- Owner: Jon
- Loves: Cheese curds
- Year Joined: 2023
- Location: Akron
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Callaway
- Golden Retriever
- Owner: Shelly
- Loves: Green beans
- Year Joined: 2017
- Location: Akron
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Lyra
- Border Collie
- Owner: Michael V
- Loves: Bil-Jac Training Treats
- Year Joined: 2025
- Location: Akron
Ruger
- Doberman Pinscher
- Owner: Kim
- Loves: Dunkin' Munchkins
- Year Joined: 2024
- Location: Beeghly
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Jasmine
- Golden Retriever
- Owner: Janet
- Loves: Whipped cream
- Year Joined: 2015
- Location: Akron
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Gracie
- Golden Retriever
- Owner: Lynne
- Loves: Ice Cream
- Year Joined: 2023
- Location: Akron
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Sadie
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Owner: Marsha
- Loves: Peanut butter and liver
- Year Joined: 2023
- Location: Beeghly
Gage
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Owner: LuAnn
- Loves: Cheese
- Year Joined: 2024
- Location: Akron
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Henry
- Great Pyrenees Mix
- Owner: Janet
- Loves: Peanut butter
- Year Joined: 2023
- Location: Akron
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Bailey
- Black Labrador Retriever
- Owner: Ken M
- Loves: Will eat anything!
- Year Joined: 2024
- Location: Akron
Sophie
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Owner: Karen
- Loves: Cheese
- Year Joined: 2019
- Location: Akron
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Honoring Our Past Members
From the tiny Yorkie to the miniature pony, we appreciate the therapy animals who visit our patients. This list honors past members of the Doggie Brigade, and we thank you!
| Animal's Name | Breed | Year Started | Last Year of Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey | Giant Schnauzer | 2010 | 2014 |
| Abby | Giant Schnauzer | 2017 | 2018 |
| Abby | Shih Poo | 2013 | 2017 |
| Abby | Cavachon | 2014 | 2018 |
| Alf | Golden Retriever | 1996 | 2000 |
| Amazing Grace | Husky mix | 2009 | 2019 |
| Annie | German Shepherd mix | 2002 | 2008 |
| Ardan | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2003 | 2007 |
| Arnold | Pug | 2010 | 2014 |
| Ava | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2023 | 2025 |
| Bailey | Lab mix | 2009 | 2010 |
| Bailey | Cocker Spaniel | 2015 | 2019 |
| Bandit C | Golden Retriever | 2010 | 2013 |
| Bandit H | Golden Retriever | 2003 | 2010 |
| Bart | Standard Poodle | 2001 | 2007 |
| Beau | Standard Poodle | 1995 | 1999 |
| Bella | Yellow Lab | 2003 | 2014 |
| Ben | German Shepherd | 2003 | 2007 |
| Ben | Black Lab | 2001 | 2006 |
| Ben | Golden Retriever | 2015 | 2021 |
| Benny | Samoyed | 2003 | 2010 |
| Bentley | Labrador Retriever | 2011 | 2015 |
| Biscuit | Golden Retriever | 2007 | 2011 |
| Bishop | Yellow Lab | 2011 | 2020 |
| Blake | Great Dane | 2004 | 2010 |
| Blessing | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2012 | 2016 |
| Bonnie | Yellow Lab | 2002 | 2007 |
| Boris | Standard Poodle | 2009 | 2014 |
| Bosco | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2014 | 2015 |
| Brady | Golden Retriever | 2006 | 2010 |
| Brandi Mae | Torkie | 2011 | 2015 |
| Brandie | Chocolate Lab | 2006 | 2017 |
| Breeze | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2011 | 2015 |
| Bridget | Golden Retriever | 2003 | 2012 |
| Brutes | Golden Retriever | 1997 | 2000 |
| Buck | English Mastiff | 2002 | 2005 |
| Buddy | Cockapoo | 2011 | 2015 |
| Bumper | Black Lab mix | 1991 | 1999 |
| Buster | Pugzu | 2010 | 2017 |
| Caesar | Mixed Breed | 2009 | 2020 |
| Cali | Toy Poodle | 2007 | 2008 |
| Camden | Golden Retriever | 2006 | 2010 |
| Cayenne | Australian Shepherd | 2010 | 2014 |
| Chance | Newfoundland mix | 2001 | 2005 |
| Checkers | Mini Poodle | 1992 | 2003 |
| Chelsea | Yorkshire Terrier | 2002 | 2006 |
| Cheltsie | Cocker Spaniel | 1992 | 2001 |
| Chessie | Great White Pyrenees | 2016 | 2019 |
| Chevy | Golden Retriever | 2006 | 2009 |
| Chi | Collie | 1999 | 2003 |
| Chloe | Black Lab | 2016 | 2017 |
| Chloe | Boxer | 2014 | 2018 |
| Cimba | Shih Tzu Poodle mix | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cindee | Boston Terrier | 2003 | 2011 |
| Clancy | Terrier mix | 2004 | 2008 |
| Clark | Bullmastiff | 2012 | 2018 |
| Cobi | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 1997 | 2005 |
| Comet | Yellow Lab | 1998 | 2005 |
| Connor | Yellow Lab | 1998 | 2002 |
| Cooper | Lhasa Apso | 2007 | 2020 |
| Cracker Jack | Yellow Lab | 2007 | 2018 |
| Crumpet | Old English Sheepdog | 1991 | 1993 |
| Daisy | Terrier mix | 2007 | 2014 |
| Dakota | Yellow Lab | 2003 | 2005 |
| Davis | Westie | 2001 | 2005 |
| Deuce | Flat Coat Retriever | 2007 | 2010 |
| Devon | Shepherd/Malamute | 2007 | 2014 |
| Diamond | Boxer | 2005 | 2013 |
| Dixie | Chocolate Lab | 2009 | 2020 |
| Dodger | Schnauzer | 2005 | 2007 |
| Dora | Beagle | 2005 | 2010 |
| Dudley | Yellow Lab | 2003 | 2007 |
| Dustin | Leonberger | 1993 | 1999 |
| Edison | Shih Tzu | 2001 | 2005 |
| Ella | Chocolate Lab | 2017 | 2022 |
| Elle | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 1992 | 2005 |
| Elroy | Golden Retriever | 2001 | 2005 |
| Emma | Golden Retriever | 2013 | 2019 |
| Emma | Miniature Dachshund | 2003 | 2007 |
| Eva | Great Dane | 2002 | 2004 |
| Faith | Bulldog | 2007 | 2010 |
| Farley | Bernese Mountain Dog | 1999 | 2001 |
| Fatso | Mixed Breed | 1996 | 2000 |
| Fenway | Boston Terrier | 2011 | 2015 |
| Finnegan | Golden Retriever | 2012 | 2016 |
| Fitz | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2010 | 2014 |
| Frankie | Australian Shepherd | 2008 | 2012 |
| Frankie | Bullmastiff | 2002 | 2007 |
| Frisco | Standard Poodle | 2003 | 2007 |
| Fritz | Poochin | 2016 | 2022 |
| Gabby | Golden Retriever | 1999 | 2003 |
| Geisel | Mixed Breed | 2001 | 2007 |
| Gideon | Golden Retriever | 1995 | 2000 |
| Gilda | Cattle Dog mix | 2011 | 2012 |
| Gizmo | Lhasa mix | 2009 | 2013 |
| Gretsch | Mini Schnauzer | 1991 | 1997 |
| Gunner | Black Lab/Chow mix | 2016 | 2020 |
| Gus | Golden Retriever | 2012 | 2016 |
| Haley | Yorkshire Terrier | 1997 | 2006 |
| Handsome | Mixed Breed | 2005 | 2017 |
| Hank | Lab/Border Collie mix | 2018 | 2020 |
| Hannah K | Beagle mix | 2009 | 2013 |
| Hannah M | Golden Retriever | 2009 | 2017 |
| Happy | Mixed Breed | 2018 | 2025 |
| Heidi | Welsh Corgi | 2011 | 2015 |
| Hershey | Chocolate Lab | 1999 | 2004 |
| Houston | Yellow Lab | 2004 | 2008 |
| Hugo | Black Lab mix | 1997 | 2001 |
| Hunter | Golden Retriever | 2007 | 2011 |
| Hunter | Golden mix | 2004 | 2008 |
| Isa | Rottweiler | 2012 | 2016 |
| Izzie | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2010 | 2012 |
| Izzy | Newfoundland | 2009 | 2015 |
| Jack | Lab mix | 2011 | 2015 |
| Jackson | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2004 | 2008 |
| Jajca | Standard Poodle | 2007 | 2014 |
| Jasmine | Collie | 2014 | 2019 |
| Jay Jay | Golden Retriever | 2006 | 2011 |
| Jessie | Pomeranian | 2007 | 2009 |
| Jessie | Golden Retriever | 1999 | 2003 |
| Josey | Yellow Lab | 2011 | 2017 |
| Kacey | Golden Retriever | 1999 | 2003 |
| Karmie | Malti-Poo | 2015 | 2021 |
| Katie J | Black Lab | 1998 | 2002 |
| Katie W | Yellow Lab | 2012 | 2020 |
| Kaya | Belgian Sheepdog mix | 2011 | 2015 |
| Kayla | Yellow Lab | 2004 | 2012 |
| Kelly | Bichon Frise | 2005 | 2009 |
| Kelsey | Golden Retriever | 2001 | 2002 |
| Kip | Border Collie | 2007 | 2013 |
| Lacey | Golden Retriever | 2012 | 2018 |
| Lager | Australian Shepherd mix | 2000 | 2004 |
| Lily D | Golden Retriever | 1993 | 1995 |
| Lily S | Standard Poodle | 1995 | 2010 |
| Linda | Bullmastiff | 1992 | 1999 |
| Logan | Golden Retriever | 2006 | 2010 |
| Lotto | Longhaired Dachshund | 1999 | 2003 |
| Louise | English Cocker Spaniel | 1997 | 2004 |
| Lucas | English Mastiff | 2003 | 2007 |
| Lucy | Golden Retriever | 2001 | 2004 |
| Macaroni | Goldendoodle | 2017 | 2020 |
| Maddie | Irish Wolfhound | 1999 | 2002 |
| Maddie | Black Lab | 2010 | 2017 |
| Maddy N | Golden Retriever | 2005 | 2009 |
| Maddy W | Golden Retriever | 1995 | 2003 |
| Madeleine | Bullmastiff | 2002 | 2006 |
| Madison | Collie | 1996 | 2000 |
| Maggie | Maltese | 2011 | 2012 |
| Maggie | Yellow Lab | 1992 | 1999 |
| Maggie | Golden Retriever | 2002 | 2006 |
| Maisie | English Labrador Retriever | 2011 | 2015 |
| Maizie | Golden Retriever | 2002 | 2006 |
| Malley | Chocolate Lab | 2001 | 2005 |
| Marley | Beagle-Pug | 2007 | 2011 |
| Marley | Irish Setter | 2009 | 2011 |
| Maverick | Yellow Lab | 2005 | 2015 |
| Maximus | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2003 | 2010 |
| Maxx | Rottweiler mix | 2003 | 2007 |
| Maya | Newfoundland | 2012 | 2016 |
| Mickey | Goldendoodle | 2009 | 2013 |
| Mickey | Lhasa Apso | 2016 | 2022 |
| Misha | Samoyed | 2004 | 2006 |
| Miss T | Samoyed | 2006 | 2010 |
| Missy | Labrador Retriever | 2006 | 2010 |
| Mitch | Chocolate Lab | 2010 | 2014 |
| Mocha | Shih-Poo | 2014 | 2018 |
| Mogli | Golden Retriever | 2002 | 2009 |
| Mollie | Border Collie | 1996 | 2003 |
| Molly B | Bullmastiff | 2002 | 2003 |
| Molly F | Yorki-Poo | 2014 | 2021 |
| Molly M | Standard Poodle | 2009 | 2013 |
| Monty | Golden Retriever | 2004 | 2008 |
| Mowgli | Labradoodle | 2018 | 2019 |
| Neopolitan | Toy Poodle | 2012 | 2016 |
| Nero | Portuguese Water Dog | 2016 | 2020 |
| Nikki | Yellow Lab | 1996 | 2000 |
| Oki | Rottweiler | 1997 | 2004 |
| Onyx | Black Lab | 2001 | 2004 |
| Orvis | Bearded Collie | 2004 | 2008 |
| Oscar | Pug | 2001 | 2005 |
| Other Dog | Rottweiler mix | 1996 | 1999 |
| Otto | Newfoundland | 2022 | 2023 |
| Ozzy | Mixed Breed | 2019 | 2021 |
| P.C. | Standard Poodle | 1998 | 2002 |
| Pacer | Lab mix | 2009 | 2013 |
| Pasha | Samoyed | 1995 | 2005 |
| Pete | Lab/Shepherd mix | 2002 | 2008 |
| Petie | Miniature Pony | 1997 | 2017 |
| Peyton | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2010 | 2012 |
| Pugzeeta | Pug | 2001 | 2005 |
| Quincy | Mixed Breed | 2008 | 2013 |
| Quizo | Standard Poodle | 2000 | 2005 |
| Ralphie | Australian Shepherd | 2011 | 2022 |
| Reagle | Beagle | 2001 | 2005 |
| Reebok | Shih Tzu | 2014 | 2017 |
| Reno | Belgian Sheepdog | 1999 | 2003 |
| Rhondi | Bernese Mountain Dog | 1995 | 1999 |
| Rizzo | Golden Retriever | 2005 | 2013 |
| Rocky Boy | Black Lab/Border Collie mix | 2009 | 2013 |
| Rosie | Standard Poodle | 1998 | 2002 |
| Rosie | Chocolate Lab | 2007 | 2012 |
| Roxie | Basset Hound | 2009 | 2017 |
| Roxie | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 2011 | 2012 |
| Roxy | Boxer | 2013 | 2017 |
| Ruby | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2009 | 2011 |
| Sabree | Belgian Sheepdog | 1999 | 2003 |
| Sabrina | Great Dane | 2007 | 2012 |
| Sadie | Labrador Retriever | 2009 | 2013 |
| Sadie May | Golden Retriever | 2010 | 2014 |
| Salty | Yellow Lab | 1993 | 2000 |
| Samantha | Golden Retriever | 1998 | 2002 |
| Samantha | Yellow Lab | 1997 | 2001 |
| Sammy | Bichon | 2009 | 2013 |
| Sampson | Schnauzer | 2002 | 2006 |
| Sandy | Bichon/Maltese | 2005 | 2016 |
| Sassy | Dalmation | 1999 | 2003 |
| Savannah | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2007 | 2010 |
| Sierra | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2004 | 2008 |
| Simon | Golden Retriever | 2007 | 2011 |
| Sir Orik | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2016 | 2020 |
| Snickers | Golden Retriever | 2000 | 2004 |
| Snuffer | Golden Retriever | 1997 | 2003 |
| Soda | Golden Retriever | 2008 | 2012 |
| Sophie B | Goldendoodle | 2010 | 2014 |
| Sophie C | Goldendoodle | 2010 | 2014 |
| Sophie S | Yellow Lab | 1992 | 2000 |
| Spats | Golden Retriever | 2010 | 2017 |
| Spencer | Golden Retriever | 2005 | 2009 |
| Star | Walker Hound | 1998 | 2002 |
| Starr | Golden Retriever | 2016 | 2020 |
| Stormy | Bullmastiff | 2016 | 2018 |
| Sugar Pie | Malti-Poo | 2016 | 2020 |
| Sunny | Golden Retriever | 2016 | 2023 |
| Susie | Lab/Shepherd mix | 1995 | 2001 |
| Sydney | Sheltie/Spaniel mix | 2001 | 2004 |
| Tank | Newfoundland/Retriever | 2011 | 2015 |
| Tank | Mixed Breed | 2006 | 2016 |
| Tarra | Coonhound | 1998 | 2008 |
| Tazzi | Pomeranian | 2005 | 2009 |
| Teddy | Chocolate Lab | 2015 | 2020 |
| Tequila | Golden Retriever | 1999 | 2007 |
| Tess | Chocolate Lab | 2000 | 2007 |
| Tiny | Chihuahua | 1997 | 2001 |
| Toby | Yellow Lab | 2016 | 2020 |
| Trotwood | Goldendoodle | 2016 | 2020 |
| Tucker S | Yellow Lab | 2004 | 2011 |
| Tucker V | Cocker Spaniel | 1992 | 2003 |
| Ty | Golden Retriever | 2007 | 2012 |
| Tyler K | Shetland Sheep Dog | 1999 | 2005 |
| Tyler P | Golden Retriever | 1998 | 2000 |
| Vinnie B | Bullmastiff | 1999 | 2001 |
| Vinnie M | Dachshund | 2010 | 2017 |
| Violet | Bernese Mountain Dog | 2007 | 2014 |
| Wally | Collie | 1992 | 1997 |
| Winston | Morkie | 2016 | 2020 |
| Winston | Black Russian Terrier | 2016 | 2022 |
| Yogi | Lab/Golden Cross | 2011 | 2015 |
| Zack | Golden Retriever | 2003 | 2008 |
| Zebow | Black Lab | 1998 | 2000 |
| Zeus | Bullmastiff | 2010 | 2013 |
| Zoe | Black Lab | 2004 | 2008 |
