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Operation At Ease
Operation At Ease pairs shelter dogs with veterans and first responders and provides a free guided eight-month training program for their own post-traumatic-stress and light-mobility service dogs, plus therapy-dog visits and related resources, with classes held at its training facility in Rotterdam/Schenectady, NY.
- Cost
- Free — the service dog program is 100% free to veterans and first responders
- Coverage
- Capital District region of New York (Rotterdam/Schenectady, NY) (New York)
- Eligibility
- Veterans and first responders; applicants with a suitable existing dog can have it temperament-tested for the program
- Availability
- Weekly small-group classes over eight months; therapy-dog visits can be requested for veteran or first-responder organizations
- Last Verified
- October 9, 2026
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