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Athens News Matters: Ranger Nick on Training Service Dogs at UGA

WUGA | By Chris Shupe,
Devon Zwald
Published May 8, 2022 at 6:35 AM EDT
Tyler Burrell's service dog, Scorpio.
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Tyler Burrell's service dog, Scorpio.

If you’ve walked across the University of Georgia’s campus you may have seen at least one golden retriever in a yellow vest. Nick Fuhrman from UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences joined our colleague Chris Shupe to talk about how our Georgia Bulldogs are training future guide dogs.
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Chris Shupe was the Program Director of WUGA from 2014-2022. Shupe may be best known as The Athens King, a tribute to Elvis Presley, which often included an 8 piece show band! After two years as a part-time announcer, Chris Shupe joined WUGA full time as the station’s Morning Edition Host and Assistant Operations Director. He was later promoted to PD in 2014.
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