WVU Hearts of Gold to help establish standards for service dog training with grant support

The West Virginia University Hearts of Gold Program will play a key role in setting new industry standards for service dog training and support with the help of a more than $590,000 award from the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Grant Program. 

For nearly 20 years, the WVU Hearts of Gold Program, a partnership between the WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Human Animal Bond, has given back to Veterans who have sacrificed so much — transforming their lives by pairing them with specially trained service dogs.