Ken George Macy Westrick, 13, right, of Federal Way instructs Brooklyn, a 2-year-old Summit Assistance Dog, to turn on the light during a team training session at the Summit Park Grange on Friday. Wendy McDougal, left, is a full-time trainer and puppy raising director with Summit Assistance Dogs.

By Joan Pringle

Five dogs were going to new homes through the Summit Assistance Dogs after a two-week training session March 31 through Aprill 11 at Summit Park Grange.

The nonprofit organization based in Anacortes trains dogs to assist people with disabilities.

In the two-week training session, the new owners learn proper care, canine massage, handling and 50 to 60 commands the canines spent two years learning with their trainers.