CONWAY — Assistance Canine Training Services (A.C.T.S.) held its 2019 graduation ceremony at Journey Church in Conway on Sunday before a standing-room-only crowd. Plenty of tissues were on hand, as there wasn’t a dry eye as the public celebrated five graduating service and facility dog teams.
A.C.T.S. was started in Center Tuftonboro in 2007 and moved to the Mount Washington Valley in 2014. Since then, the volunteer-run non-profit has graduated 30 teams.
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