Rotterdam-based Operation At Ease pairs first shelter dog with former first responder | The Daily Gazette
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January 30, 2021
Nicole Panetta of Cohoes and Oakley, who is training to be a service dog with Operation At Ease. Provided
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ROTTERDAM – As a former firefighter and EMT, Nicole Panetta has always made it a point to help others.
Now, she just needs a little bit of assistance to do that and she’s finding it with Oakley, a pitbull and service dog in-training through Operation At Ease (OAE). The Rotterdam-based organization traditionally pairs shelter dogs with veterans who have posttraumatic stress disorder but opened it up to first responders like Panetta at the start of 2020.