Joni Bonilla talks Operation at Ease helping veterans and first responders

Episode 16 November 15, 2025 00:48:30
Joni Bonilla talks Operation at Ease helping veterans and first responders
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Joni Bonilla talks Operation at Ease helping veterans and first responders

Nov 15 2025 | 00:48:30

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Show Notes

Joni Bonilla is great with dogs.

She has cared for and trained them. And for the past 10 years, she has paired dogs from shelters with veterans and first responders and provided a free guided training program for post-traumatic stress and mobility service dogs.

If you ask her "How many placements have you made?”

Her answer is simple — “I don’t know.”

Her reasoning is unique, heartwarming, and, at times, heartbreaking.

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