Tara Knauf (TT) was born April 25, 2002, and at eight weeks of age she went to Canine Partners for Life, a service dog organization, to be trained as a service dog for persons with mobility impairments.
Unfortunately, it didn’t work out because of Tara’s one weakness that distracted her from serving others: BALLS! When she saw anything that resembled a ball in shape, she would go to great lengths to get it.
So because she was a beautiful lab, not only in structure but health, she was placed in my care as a breeder dog for the program.
We became partners and under my care Tara had two litters totaling 22 puppies, all who became service dogs. As I did my volunteer work at the prisons for the puppy raising program, she was my demo dog and also my protector, as many people can be slightly afraid of a big black dog.
After I experienced a serious illness, she became my service dog and was with me 24/7. We traveled as ambassadors for Canine Partners for Life and along with her sister lab, Nika, we opened the Hillcrest Pet Funeral Home and she became the grief dog.
As the opportunity to come to Columbus presented itself, we jumped at the chance. Tara loved exploring Columbus with me: our favorite restaurants, parks, and especially the Deaf School Park next to our apartment. She loved being the center of attention at Schoedinger and loved her work.
No matter how tired she was, she got up and greeted everyone who walked into the office.
She had a way of knowing just who needed her and she would lean up against them to give comfort. There was a day when a labradoodle named Willow came to be evaluated, Tara knew instantly that Willow was the one to be her successor and Tara took her under her paw and trained her well. Tara’s spirit will live inside Willow as well as each and every Grief Therapy Dog at Schoedinger.
I know we all say we have the perfect dog, but Tara was the perfect dog. The last three years of her life here at Schoedinger Funeral Home and Cremation Service have shown us all what a therapy dog is all about. I do not know of one person inside or outside of Schoedinger, who did not say that she was a perfect dog with the perfect job.
As her life here on earth ended Tuesday, May 26, 2015 her spirit and legacy will live on forever, not only in our hearts, but in the hearts of all she touched. She will be greatly missed.
Tara is survived by her loving mother, Roberta Knauf; successor, mentee, and partner-in-play, Willow; her entire work family at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service; and many other four-legged friends.
A funeral service for Tara held at Schoedinger Midtown Chapel on Friday, May 29.
Tara would greatly appreciate any donations made in her memory to support her four-legged friends at: Canine Partners for Life, P.O. Box 170, Cochranville, Pa. 19330 or to Capital Area Humane Society, 3015 Scioto-Darby Executive Court, Hilliard, Ohio 43026
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BIO written by her trainers and friends at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service
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Unfortunately, it didn’t work out because of Tara’s one weakness that distracted her from serving others: BALLS! When she saw anything that resembled a ball in shape, she would go to great lengths to get it.
So because she was a beautiful lab, not only in structure but health, she was placed in my care as a breeder dog for the program.
We became partners and under my care Tara had two litters totaling 22 puppies, all who became service dogs. As I did my volunteer work at the prisons for the puppy raising program, she was my demo dog and also my protector, as many people can be slightly afraid of a big black dog.
After I experienced a serious illness, she became my service dog and was with me 24/7. We traveled as ambassadors for Canine Partners for Life and along with her sister lab, Nika, we opened the Hillcrest Pet Funeral Home and she became the grief dog.
As the opportunity to come to Columbus presented itself, we jumped at the chance. Tara loved exploring Columbus with me: our favorite restaurants, parks, and especially the Deaf School Park next to our apartment. She loved being the center of attention at Schoedinger and loved her work.
No matter how tired she was, she got up and greeted everyone who walked into the office.
She had a way of knowing just who needed her and she would lean up against them to give comfort. There was a day when a labradoodle named Willow came to be evaluated, Tara knew instantly that Willow was the one to be her successor and Tara took her under her paw and trained her well. Tara’s spirit will live inside Willow as well as each and every Grief Therapy Dog at Schoedinger.
I know we all say we have the perfect dog, but Tara was the perfect dog. The last three years of her life here at Schoedinger Funeral Home and Cremation Service have shown us all what a therapy dog is all about. I do not know of one person inside or outside of Schoedinger, who did not say that she was a perfect dog with the perfect job.
As her life here on earth ended Tuesday, May 26, 2015 her spirit and legacy will live on forever, not only in our hearts, but in the hearts of all she touched. She will be greatly missed.
Tara is survived by her loving mother, Roberta Knauf; successor, mentee, and partner-in-play, Willow; her entire work family at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service; and many other four-legged friends.
A funeral service for Tara held at Schoedinger Midtown Chapel on Friday, May 29.
Tara would greatly appreciate any donations made in her memory to support her four-legged friends at: Canine Partners for Life, P.O. Box 170, Cochranville, Pa. 19330 or to Capital Area Humane Society, 3015 Scioto-Darby Executive Court, Hilliard, Ohio 43026
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BIO written by her trainers and friends at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service
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Tara Knauf (TT) was born April 25, 2002, and at eight weeks of age she went to Canine Partners for Life, a service dog organization, to be trained as a service dog for persons with mobility impairments.
Unfortunately, it didn’t work out because of Tara’s one weakness that distracted her from serving others: BALLS! When she saw anything that resembled a ball in shape, she would go to great lengths to get it.
So because she was a beautiful lab, not only in structure but health, she was placed in my care as a breeder dog for the program.
We became partners and under my care Tara had two litters totaling 22 puppies, all who became service dogs. As I did my volunteer work at the prisons for the puppy raising program, she was my demo dog and also my protector, as many people can be slightly afraid of a big black dog.
After I experienced a serious illness, she became my service dog and was with me 24/7. We traveled as ambassadors for Canine Partners for Life and along with her sister lab, Nika, we opened the Hillcrest Pet Funeral Home and she became the grief dog.
As the opportunity to come to Columbus presented itself, we jumped at the chance. Tara loved exploring Columbus with me: our favorite restaurants, parks, and especially the Deaf School Park next to our apartment. She loved being the center of attention at Schoedinger and loved her work.
No matter how tired she was, she got up and greeted everyone who walked into the office.
She had a way of knowing just who needed her and she would lean up against them to give comfort. There was a day when a labradoodle named Willow came to be evaluated, Tara knew instantly that Willow was the one to be her successor and Tara took her under her paw and trained her well. Tara’s spirit will live inside Willow as well as each and every Grief Therapy Dog at Schoedinger.
I know we all say we have the perfect dog, but Tara was the perfect dog. The last three years of her life here at Schoedinger Funeral Home and Cremation Service have shown us all what a therapy dog is all about. I do not know of one person inside or outside of Schoedinger, who did not say that she was a perfect dog with the perfect job.
As her life here on earth ended Tuesday, May 26, 2015 her spirit and legacy will live on forever, not only in our hearts, but in the hearts of all she touched. She will be greatly missed.
Tara is survived by her loving mother, Roberta Knauf; successor, mentee, and partner-in-play, Willow; her entire work family at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service; and many other four-legged friends.
A funeral service for Tara held at Schoedinger Midtown Chapel on Friday, May 29.
Tara would greatly appreciate any donations made in her memory to support her four-legged friends at: Canine Partners for Life, P.O. Box 170, Cochranville, Pa. 19330 or to Capital Area Humane Society, 3015 Scioto-Darby Executive Court, Hilliard, Ohio 43026
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BIO written by her trainers and friends at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service
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Unfortunately, it didn’t work out because of Tara’s one weakness that distracted her from serving others: BALLS! When she saw anything that resembled a ball in shape, she would go to great lengths to get it.
So because she was a beautiful lab, not only in structure but health, she was placed in my care as a breeder dog for the program.
We became partners and under my care Tara had two litters totaling 22 puppies, all who became service dogs. As I did my volunteer work at the prisons for the puppy raising program, she was my demo dog and also my protector, as many people can be slightly afraid of a big black dog.
After I experienced a serious illness, she became my service dog and was with me 24/7. We traveled as ambassadors for Canine Partners for Life and along with her sister lab, Nika, we opened the Hillcrest Pet Funeral Home and she became the grief dog.
As the opportunity to come to Columbus presented itself, we jumped at the chance. Tara loved exploring Columbus with me: our favorite restaurants, parks, and especially the Deaf School Park next to our apartment. She loved being the center of attention at Schoedinger and loved her work.
No matter how tired she was, she got up and greeted everyone who walked into the office.
She had a way of knowing just who needed her and she would lean up against them to give comfort. There was a day when a labradoodle named Willow came to be evaluated, Tara knew instantly that Willow was the one to be her successor and Tara took her under her paw and trained her well. Tara’s spirit will live inside Willow as well as each and every Grief Therapy Dog at Schoedinger.
I know we all say we have the perfect dog, but Tara was the perfect dog. The last three years of her life here at Schoedinger Funeral Home and Cremation Service have shown us all what a therapy dog is all about. I do not know of one person inside or outside of Schoedinger, who did not say that she was a perfect dog with the perfect job.
As her life here on earth ended Tuesday, May 26, 2015 her spirit and legacy will live on forever, not only in our hearts, but in the hearts of all she touched. She will be greatly missed.
Tara is survived by her loving mother, Roberta Knauf; successor, mentee, and partner-in-play, Willow; her entire work family at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service; and many other four-legged friends.
A funeral service for Tara held at Schoedinger Midtown Chapel on Friday, May 29.
Tara would greatly appreciate any donations made in her memory to support her four-legged friends at: Canine Partners for Life, P.O. Box 170, Cochranville, Pa. 19330 or to Capital Area Humane Society, 3015 Scioto-Darby Executive Court, Hilliard, Ohio 43026
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BIO written by her trainers and friends at Schoedinger Funeral and Cremation Service
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