Washington Capitals fans by now are familiar with the team’s service-dog-in-training, Captain. Now there’s another new pup to fall head over heels for.
The Capitals have taken in a second dog, Scout, who will spend the next 14-16 months around the team and Monumental Sports and Entertainment staff before it trains to become a service dog.
Teams around the NHL increasingly are sponsoring puppies that will grow up to become guide dogs or service dogs after spending a year or so with the team. The Capitals and the New York Islanders, as two examples, are already working with their second dog.