Collar Scholars program connects student volunteers with future service dogs
By: Jessica Nelson
and last updated 2021-02-25 13:11:25-05
HELENA â College can be lonely at times, especially for students who moved far away from family and friends, but a new club at Carrol College is giving students a chance to have manâs best friend by their side while helping those with disabilities.
Ashley Wilt and Alyson Galow are co-leaders of the Collar Scholars Club at Carroll College.
âWe are volunteers of Canine Companions for Independence which is a national non-profit organization, and they place service dogs free of charge to people with disabilities. As puppy raisers, our role is to receive an 8-week puppy, like Phil, and we raise them for about a year and a half and during that time we train over 30 commands,â Ashley says.