MINNESOTA, USA — Every dog has his day – and that includes the Minnesota Wild's service-dog-in-training Hobey.
The team adopted Hobey, a rescue golden retriever, for the 2020-21 season – but there was always a bigger plan. While enjoying plenty of affection and hockey, the pup was also getting ready for his future as a service dog.
This next leg of Hobey's journey takes him to Soldier's 6, a Minnesota-based nonprofit that provides veterans, police officers, and firefighters with specially trained service dogs.
After a season of training from CFO and Executive VP Jeff Pellegrom, Hobey finally "graduated"... and met his forever family.
A previous graduate of the Wild's Adopt-a-Dog program was Breezer, another rescue pup. Both were from Coco's Heart Dog Rescue, a foster-based rescue based in the Twin Cities.
Congratulations, Hobey!
