Our Sponsors
Hill’s Science Diet
Hill’s Pet Nutrition provides premium nutrition for KSDS dogs beginning at birth and continuing throughout their development, puppy raising, professional training, and continues once they receive their forever partner. Through this long-standing partnership, Hill’s helps ensure that every dog receives high-quality nutrition during the critical stages of growth and learning, giving them the healthy foundation needed for a successful career as a guide, service, or facility dog.
Donates Heartgard for the puppies and dogs during their training at KSDS. Heartgard, when taken on a regular monthly basis, protects against heartworms, a potentially deadly disease. Boehringer Ingelheim also donates Frontline, which is applied monthly to the dogs for flea and tick prevention.
Veterinary Health Center of Kansas State University
The College of Veterinary Medicine plays a critical role in the healthcare of our assistance dogs. Kansas State University veterinary students have the opportunity to work with KSDS assistance dogs in training to practice their clinicals. The Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University provides a certain number of OFA radiographs (bone and joint) tests free of charge as well as CERT’s (eye exams) at a discounted rate.
Donates Revolution, which is applied monthly to our female breeding stock to prevent fleas, heartworms, ear mites and other parasites.
Donates easy to use collars and infusers that help puppies and adult dogs adapt to challenging situations. Collars give owners and trainers a safe and easy way to keep puppies calm, so they can take on new people, places and situations with confidence.
Provide scholarship funding for class expenses and special projects on the KSDS campus including, The Class Expansion Project (Training Building East) and accessible housing for the new assistance dog teams while they stay at KSDS for placement. Some members also make presentations to other Lions Clubs and organizations about KSDS.