“Helping Veterans Get The Support and Service They Need!”
Welcome to Down the Leash Service Dogs. We are a veteran run nonprofit organization helping veterans in the southern Illinois area. We provide a safe environment for our nation’s heroes, teaching them basic and advanced dog handling skills for their own service dogs. No veteran that comes through our door will pay a dime for proper training of their service partners. Our goal is to ultimately decrease the number of veteran suicides that is plaguing our nation’s heroes by helping to give them a real sense of purpose through our program. We are also in the process of creating a network of other like minded companies that share the same passion as us in helping our veterans.
Tony Eaton is a United States Marine Corps Veteran. His service partner, Ariel has been by his side for nearly five years, helping him cope with and control his PTSD. Tony is also a retired police officer. His many years of experience with military and law enforcement have given him a unique perspective when it comes to serving other veterans, like himself. His desire is to help bring back a sense of mission to struggling veterans by giving them the tools and training they need to train their own service partners.
We are blessed to use the Herrin’s Prairie Masonic Lodge as a training facility.