Future service dog 'Ovi' meets NHL legend namesake
An America’s VetDogs future service dog named 'Ovi' meets his namesake and Washington Capitals’ NHL legend Alex Ovechkin.
America’s VetDogs, a New York-based American nonprofit that provides specially trained service dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities, had given Ovi his name in honor of Ovechkin's ongoing record-breaking career. In April, Ovechkin scored his 895th career NHL goal to break the hallowed all-time goal-scoring record of Wayne Gretzky that was once considered unbeatable. Eighteen-week-old Ovi, a black labrador retriever, is currently being raised in Virginia under the guidance of an America’s VetDogs volunteer puppy raiser, and over the next 14 to 18 months will receive foundational training that covers obedience, proper household behavior, and the basics of becoming a service dog.
AMERICA'S VETDOGS | WASHINGTON CAPITALS VIA REUTERS
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