Nothing could rank much higher in our historic, dog-loving community than a solider and his dog. Here’s a special opportunity for Franklin dog lovers to support our military troops through Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet (GASP).

Currently Shawna Michaud is state director in Tennessee and Kentucky for this group which finds homes for the pets of deployed soldiers. GASP locates, interviews and monitors these homes, providing soldiers an option to surrendering ownership of a pet to an animal shelter or humane society.

An average stay in a foster home is 9-12 months. Meanwhile, a soldier has the peace of knowing that his/her beloved pet is waiting for its owner’s safe return after deployment.

Shawna is always on the lookout for foster homes.

“We might not use them right away,” she says, “but having more foster homes on our roster allows us to make a great pairing of foster home and pet.”

Interested? Contact Shawna at gasp.tn@gmail.com

You can connect to guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org through the Franklin Dog Blogroll which can be accessed on any of our “Pages.”

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