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Students and staff at Unless U and Post Place and members of the community gather for a celebration for CJ, the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place, at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Students and staff at Unless U and Post Place and members of the community gather for a celebration for CJ, the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place, at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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CJ, the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place, lays patiently as Kelly Schaeffer speaks about his journey during a celebration at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Kelly Schaeffer, owner of FIDOS Facility Dogs, presents a training certificate to CJ, a standard poodle that went through the training program at FIDOS, during a celebration for CJ as the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Lindy Cleveland, the executive director at Unless U, speaks during a celebration for CJ, the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place, at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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The staff at FIDOS Facility Dogs and the new handlers for CJ, Unless U and Post Place’s new facility dog, pose for a photograph at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Celebration for CJ, the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place, at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Kelly Schaeffer, owner of FIDOS Facility Dogs, presents a training certificate to CJ, a standard poodle that went through the training program at FIDOS, during a celebration for CJ as the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Kelly Schaeffer, owner of FIDOS Facility Dogs, presents a training certificate to CJ, a standard poodle that went through the training program at FIDOS, during a celebration for CJ as the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Kelly Schaeffer, owner of FIDOS Facility Dogs, talks about the journey of CJ, a standard poodle that went through the training program at FIDOS, during a celebration for CJ as the new facility dog for Unless U and Post Place at Unless U’s main campus on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
The staff and students at Unless U and Post Place in Vestavia Hills welcomed their new facility dog, CJ, to the team on Friday, Aug. 9 at Unless U's main campus.
Kelly Schaeffer, of FIDOS Facility Dogs—an organization that trains and offers consultation services related to therapy dogs, gave a presentation about CJ's journey, and the official transition of CJ from the handlers at FIDOS Facility Dogs to the handlers of Unless U and Post Place closed the ceremony.
Unless U is a nonprofit organization that offers continuing education opportunities to adults with developmental disabilities. At its Post Place campus, located on Chestnut Street in Vestavia Hills, Unless U offers small-group academic, life skills, social skills and fine arts instructional services.
