Take time out from the end-of-semester pressure to meet a dog who has seen the worst, emerged triumphantly, and gives back to hospitals, schools, libraries, churches and colleges on a regular basis.
Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Time: 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Atrium in the
Dwight Marvin Library Learning Commons
Stella will meet visitors in a designated area of the library cafe.
Stella came to expert handler Cydney Cross in 2013 following one of the largest animal cruelty raids in U.S. history in Montgomery, Alabama. Many of these animals went on to become therapy dogs, law enforcement dogs, and beloved family pets. Stella is both a family pet and a therapy dog, certified through Therapy Dogs International and the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program. 
Cydney Cross was selected by WTEN News 10 as an Inspirational Woman of the Capital Region and is an adjunct professor in SUNY Cobleskill’s Animal Science Department and teaches therapy dog training. Her passion project is a pit bull rescue program, “Out of the Pits,” that has over 50,000 followers on Facebook. She teaches dog training classes at Scotia’s Animal Protective Foundation and was a consultant to authorities and animal behaviorists following the 2007 Michael Vick case. Nationally renowned, she is a skilled and humble educator.
Come meet this legendary lady and her docile, gentle canine, Stella!
For more information contact:
Anne Rappaport
a.rappaport@hvcc.edu, MRV 130, (518)629-7322
or
Val Waldin
v.waldin@hvcc.edu, MRV 141, (518) 629-7319
Published: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 13:29:32 +0000 by v.waldin