Deputy Dog

12/27/2025

This year, MLDD is sharing a life-changing story from one of our students. There are just a few days left in the 2025 fiscal year to make a tax-deductible donation to MLDD. We hope you'll consider supporting us.

12/22/2025

Huge congratulations to Megan and Moby for passing their test and becoming a certified Deputy Dog service dog team! This team overcame serval struggles, but their commitment and skill allowed them to pass the test very quickly. It's been great to have them in the training center, and we're looking forward to continue working with them!

11/10/2025

Laura Shepler November 8 at 9:26 AM

Rowlf passed his certification test! With huge thanks to Deputy Dog founder Mark Stieber (on the right in photo), trainer Linda (on the left in photo), and my ever faithful volunteer helper, Nancy, Rowlf has passed his final certification test to be a mobility support dog!

I'm so grateful to these people and this organization. It's not uncommon for people to have to pay $25k or more for a mostly trained service dog that will still need some individualized training when it arrives. And there are wait lists several years long. Deputy Dog's mission is to work with handler / dog teams and train them to each handler's specific needs, cultivating a relationship and communication between the handler and dog as they train together.

Through the generosity of donors, I was able to complete Rowlf's training in just over a year for a monthly tuition less than any phone or cable bill live seen in the past decade.

I would be remiss to not also thank DVGRR, who hand picked Rowlf for me when I told them I was looking for a dog to train. He was so bitey and jumpy at first that I had my doubts, but their adoption coordinator, Zach, has incredible instincts about dogs.
If you want to know more about any of these organizations or have questions about the tasks Rowlf's been trained to perform for me, contact me! He's my 2nd favorite topic of conversation.

11/03/2025

Do we want toys? No! Do we want those chihuahuas? No!! Moby gets keys for his handler without getting distracted!!

10/21/2025

Deputy Dog Dexter taking a little break in class today.

10/11/2025

Come see MLDD at Bark in the Park, at Rose Tree Park in Media!

10/06/2025

Practice, practice, practice! Retrieves are one of the most useful cues to teach a service dog, but also one of the most difficult! Here we see Blue making a lot of practice before he's perfect!

09/30/2025

There's no stopping Ziggy when he's on the hunt! Here we see Ziggy doing his favorite thing: getting Marissa's cane for her!

09/24/2025

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09/15/2025

Manuel and Deuce practicing "under." Service dogs need to be able to tuck themselves out of the way in public places like restaurants, libraries, and doctor's offices.

09/09/2025

MLDD has new t-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies. We also have fabulous models to style them for you!

Buying these shirts lets you support a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities get service dogs. The best part is that they have a code that lets people donate, so you can support MLDD everywher

Buy the shirts here: https://www.bonfire.com/deputy-dog-shirts/

08/27/2025

MLDD is at White Dog Cafe in Wayne now! Come say hi until 6!