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Amazin' Mets Foundation asks fans to vote for future service dog's name

Amazin’ Mets Foundation
Amazin’ Mets Foundation

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – America's VetDogs, a New York-based national nonprofit that provides specially trained service dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities, has teamed up with the Amazin' Mets Foundation to co-raise a future service dog for a United States veteran or first responder with disabilities.

The new Amazin' Mets Foundation puppy is an 11-week-old, male, black Labrador Retriever who will undergo basic training and socialization with the Amazin' Mets Foundation staff and the New York Mets players and fans for the next 16 to 18 months.


The pup will have a home in the Mets front office and attend select events at Citi Field to expose him to various environments that will help mold him into a confident and calm future service dog.

Fans will also be able to follow the pup on Instagram, Twitter, and Tik Tok at @MetsVetDog in order to stay up to date on his training and local appearances.

"Service dogs can provide companionship, hope, joy, and a life-changing experience for our veterans and first responders," said Alex Cohen, President of the Amazin' Mets Foundation and New York Mets Owner. "We are proud to partner with America's VetDogs to train another future service dog at Citi Field."

Shea, who was the first future service dog to be sponsored by the Amazin' Mets Foundation, has now returned to America's VetDogs campus in Smithtown to begin formal training.

While in formal training, Shea will work daily with a certified service dog instructor and learn skills that will eventually assist in mitigating his future veteran or first responder's disabilities.

"The Mets' front office staff, players and fans have genuinely fallen in love with Shea and are loyal in following his journey and supporting our mission; I know that the new team pup will quickly follow suit as he is introduced to his new home at Citi Field," John Miller, president and CEO of America's VetDogs said.

Fans will also have a chance to help name the new Mets Vet Dog by voting via a poll on the Mets Twitter account. Voting will run from Thursday, June 8 through Sunday, June 11.

The winner will be announced Monday, June 12.

To learn more on America's VetDogs and ways to get involved, visit VetDogs.org.