The LOVEDOG FOUNDATION
"Changing Lives one Paw at a Time"
Wenona’s dream has come true:
Rick Bailey started LoveDog, Inc. with a dream of creating a canine training company that was unique in every way. He earned his BA in child psychology and worked as a child behavioral therapist before creating LoveDog Inc. Rick’s passion for dogs and helping others has been the driving force behind LoveDog Inc, his renowned training company, that has grown from a local small business to working with clients all over the world for the past 20 years. Brandee Bailey, Rick's wife, has been fostering and volunteering with dog rescues for over 25 years. Previously she was the Director of Operations at the largest cage-free, no-kill rescue in the United States before coming to work with Rick at LoveDog, Inc. FACT: Many people with "true" medical needs go without any kind of assistance in our country to help with emotional trauma, chronic disease management, pain management, physical disabilities, injuries, behavioral health conditions, and just an overall healthy state of mind. There are several peer-reviewed studies that indicate the positive effects canine support therapy has on the above-mentioned medical issues for people of any age. Unfortunately, there is a HUGE lack of funding, space, and training resources to help provide support dogs to those in need. This happens mostly due to the lack of financial resources and skill set it takes to train a "legitimate" Service dog, Therapy Dog, or Emotional Support dog. Rick and Brandee have a very unique business model with several trainers on site and years of experience training dogs from basic puppy obedience classes to Service dogs for clients with medical needs. Additionally, Brandee is so very passionate about rescue and understands the medical/operational side of the dog business, they knew in order to offer their services to more clients, they needed to expand. They met while Wenona was doing some consulting work for the cage free rescue mentioned above. Wenona is a HUGE dog lover, and would love nothing more than to own the world's largest rescue, hence why these two hit it off like two peas in a pod! Wenona has decades of business experience working with both for-profit and not for profit businesses. She has spent the last ten years of her career working in Healthcare Hospitals, Managed Care Organizations, Substance Use, and Hospice non-profits. She also was on the board of directors for Horses Healing Hearts, an Equine Therapy-based non-profit in Delray, FL, with a focus on children and emotional trauma. When Brandee, Rick, and Wenona started talking business again, they develop a strategic plan with a philanthropic division of their LoveDog, Inc. training and boarding business. And that is how "The LoveDog Foundation" was born. Wenona's fiancée, Benjamin Beers, is also a consulting member of their leadership team with a focus on Marketing, Branding, and Graphic Design. Ben also has years of business experience within multiple industries and is very involved with philanthropy. Our LoveDog Canine Assistance Initiative will provide trained support dogs for our veterans, first responders, seniors, and many others who have a true medical need at little or no cost. We also have a very special and niche program close to all our hearts called "The LoveBug Project." With this special program, we provide a fully trained Emotional Support Dog for children diagnosed with a chronic illness and/or battling a terminal disease. We would really love your support in sponsoring one of our programs, donating, or spreading the word so we can help as many people as possible. If you would like more information or details on how you can help, we’d love to talk with you more about our “LoveDog Foundation." Please help us change lives one paw at a time.
