Canine Companions held a graduation ceremony for two veterans and their new service dogs on Saturday, April 18, at the Helen and Murray Main Canine Companions facility on John Clayton Memorial Highway in Mathews. This was the first graduation ceremony held at the organization’s newest facility, which opened its doors last April. It also included recognition of a facility dog that has been placed with Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. Rudy Breedy, executive director of Canine Companions–Northeast Region, recognized senior instructor Kim Doyle, who recently moved from New York to Virginia and is serving as a senior instructor here. Breedy said it had been a pleasure to watch the teams that graduated grow during a fast-paced week of training with Kim. “From California to volunteer puppy raisers to professional trainers, these dogs have been on a long road to get here,” he said. “Their raisers know they’re destined for the greater good.” Canine Companions, based in California bu...