User talk:Mns60/sandbox

Prof. Feedback: Hi group -- definitely am wondering where the sources went because I know you had some at some point -- hopefully they're still somewhere! This is important as you won't last on wikipedia without adequate sourcing. All your suggestions from the peer reviewers are great, so have a look at those. Thanks! --T. Danylevich (talk) 03:42, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Peer Review: You guys definitely have a great start and some really good information. I'm sure writing about something that was founded very recently must be difficult, but you need to cite at least a couple sources before publishing your page. I like the way you have your information organized really clearly, and would recommend using the headings tool to make a title for your page and change your paragraph titles into the heading font. Other than that, your info looks good! You just need to do the Wikipedia-specific stuff like formatting and cite your sources. Lin Henke (talk) 17:18, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

Peer Review: I made some grammatical suggestions like separating the last sentence. I agree with Lin about citing sources. Usually, Wikipedia pages include a personal life section. Were you able to find anything on whether she has notable relatives or associates? Were you able to find numbers on many dogs that have gone through her nonprofit program? Do you have any information on where she received her training and or education? Does IT refer to technology help or something else? I think you hit the main points of her life well. - Jacob

Early Career

She began her career working with the US Army as an instructor at the MP K9 facility. She worked with the army for 9 years and eventually received certification as an Army Master Instructor of Canine Education as well as an American Kennel Club Certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. After that, she continued her career as an IT director for another 18 years. She eventually decided to return to civilian life and started her own canine obedience school.

Operation Freedom Paws

In 2010, while she worked at her own canine obedience school, she received a phone call from a Marine veteran who was looking to train his Rottweiler puppy to be a service dog. The man had been waiting to receive one for over a year and decided to take matters into his own hands. This call inspired the establishment of Operation Freedom Paws (OFP). Founded in 2011, OFP is a nonprofit organization that matches shelter dogs with veterans and works with the pair to train the dog to be the veterans' service animal. Most veterans the nonprofit works with suffer from various brain maladies such as PTSD, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury. They also work with many other issues veterans face such as a result of their work for the US such as mobility issues. The program offered to veterans is a 48 week-long program that is provided to them free of charge on a 4.2-arce Canine Education Center in San Martin, CA.

Funding

OFP is a nonprofit. They believe their clients should be able to receive the benefits of the program free of charge. Providing these services continues to be rather expensive.