Who is “Storm”
Arctic “Storm” Wiedbusch is a highly trained and intelligent Service and Facility Dog under the care of Ronald Wiedbusch operating out of Ypsilanti, Michigan. Storm is a 132 lbs male, pure bread White Germen Shepherd coming from a long line of Service and Assistance Dogs whelped from the Chapparral Farms. He has received numerous Assistance and Service Dog awards at both the state and national level. Storm is the focus of many educational and safety programs here in the state of Michigan. During an average month Storm has contact with thousands of people raising their awareness of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how a highly trained Service and Assistance Dog can allow a person to become an active and productive member of society.
Our Mission
Over the past two years the main focus of Storms training and appearances have been to increase the knowledge and visibility of Assistance Dogs here in the state of Michigan and to raise funds for the training and care of the next generation of Assistance Dogs.
Recent News with Storm
This year myself and Storm have had the amazing honor of being awarded a total of three the “President‘s Volunteer Service Award” in recognition of all the programs and events we have put on in the community over the past year. President Obama awarded me and Storm with the bronze, silver and gold level awards and we are truly grateful for the honor and want to continue to live up to the high standards these awards represent.
We would like to thank everyone who has helped up achieve this honor and hope we can continue to live up to what is stands for. It was inspiring to receive and has made my passion to help those in the community just that much stronger.
The award was created &lduo;with the goal of recognizing and honoring volunteers who set a standard for service, encourage a sustained commitment to civic participation, and inspire others to make service a central part of their lives. ” Myself and Storm have made helping our community our work over the past years and want to continue to do so for the future.For more information on the award, please visit the The President”s Volunteer Service Award website
This year myself and Strom have been awarded the bronze American Kennel Club’s ACE award. The ACE award is given to those who “have performed some exemplary act, whether large or seemingly small, that has significantly benefited a community or individual.”
It’s a true honor be given award from a great group such as the AKC. The bronze award ranked Storm in the top 4 of the 2011 nominees for the prestigious gold ACE award. We would like to thank all of the handlers and families for making Storm into the dog he is today. We will do our best to keep being active in the community and continue to educate and inform all those we come in contact with every day. We would also like to congratulate all of the other nominees and winners of ACE awards as we know how much work goes into just being recognized for this award..
For more information on the ACE award please visit the ACE award website.
Storm and I are proud to participate in the missions of the Patriot Guard Riders. This group is a not for profit motorcycle club who has one requirement, an unwavering respect for those who risk their very lives for America’s freedom and security. The riders mission is to lend whatever help they can to honor fallen American soldiers.
Their goals are simples ones. The first is to, at the family’s request, show their respect for the fallen soldiers in the form of attendants and escorts. Their second goal is to act as a shield to prevent any protesters or other distractions from interfering in the services of service people in a non violent way. They want to make sure that while men and women are fighting overseas, there is someone at home fighting to remind people of the respect they deserve.
To find out more about the Patriot Guard Riders go to their website or please donate to their cause.