TLSD Pi

Thin Line Service Dogs provides assistance dogs to disabled first responders and veterans at no cost.

Piestewa was a member of the US Army's 507th Maintenance Company, a support unit of maintenance and repair personnel. Her company was traveling in a convoy through the desert and was meant to bypass Nasiriyah, in southern Iraq, during the opening days of the war; but the convoy got lost and ran into an ambush in Nasiriyah on March 23, 2003. As Piestewa came under "a torrent of fire" (in the words

of an Army investigation of the battle) she drove at high speed, evading enemy fire until a rocket-propelled gr***de hit her Humvee. The explosion sent her vehicle into the rear of a disabled tractor-trailer. Piestewa, Johnson, and Lynch all survived the crash with injuries, while three other soldiers in the Humvee died. They were taken prisoner along with four others, with Piestewa dying of her wounds soon after. A video of some of the American prisoners of war, including Piestewa (filmed shortly before she died in an Iraqi hospital), was later shown around the world on Al Jazeera television. According to Jessica Lynch's book—I'm a Soldier, Too: The Jessica Lynch Story—Piestewa was wounded in the head, and performing delicate neurosurgery in an Iraqi civilian hospital was impossible in wartime conditions (due to limitations such as intermittent electric power). The families of soldiers in the 507th heard almost right away of the ambush and fatalities in the unit. The Piestewa family saw people in her unit being interviewed by Iraqi TV, and for more than a week, families of the two women waited for news. All around Tuba City, signs were hung out telling people: "Put your porch light on, show Lori the way home." They used white stone to spell her name on a 200-foot-high mesa just outside the town.

12/21/2024

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09/21/2024

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Thin Line Service Dogs made it to the Top 5 Readers Choice Best of the Best! Please vote for us everyday until September 25th! Thank you for your those that’s voted. If you’re able please vote us through!

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02/19/2024

Help us celebrate!! On Friday, we hit a milestone by entering our 1st service dog in training into advanced training!!! Our TLSD Pi will be paired with a first responder or veteran very soon.!!! We can't thank Carolann enough for her unwavering care and dedication to Pi's success. Stay tuned for placement announcement.

As an organization who breeds and selects our own prospects, we are excited to see our SDIT's success!

Congratulations Pi and Carolann!!!

02/16/2024

Pi has left us today to go for advanced training. We will miss her more than can be expressed, but we also know there isn’t a dog out there with a bigger heart. Thank you Pi - you have helped my family through many difficult days. We are so grateful for being part of the process ❤️♥️💙💜💛💖

02/12/2024

Super Bowl Sunday 🏈

02/09/2024

Feeling crazy and having a good time after the bath!

02/01/2024

Happiness is: a pup cup for my birthday

01/30/2024

Happy early second birthday to the golden girl, Pi 🦴🐾 Her birthday is tomorrow.

01/16/2024

“Snow” beautiful ❄️☃️

01/12/2024

Catching up on some homework: wheelchair training

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Hedgesville, WV
25427

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