The Mission Working Dogs Campus has cabins where clients can stay and get to know their service dogs.
OXFORD, Maine — There is a lot to be said about the healing power of man’s best friend.
And that’s the vision behind the Mission Working Dogs training center in Oxford, set to open its doors Saturday.
It’s also a dream come true for the nonprofit’s founder who says her service dog Moxie saved her life.
With her service dog Doug by her side, Christy Gardner touches up one of eight private cabins on the Mission Working Dogs campus. After more than two years of planning, fundraising, and construction — Christy’s vision of turning these 12 acres surrounded by woods into a training center for therapy and service dogs is about to become a reality.
“This has been my dream for years, now having everyone else buy into the dream,” Gardner said with a smile.
The inspiration for the first-of-its-kind training center in Maine …