Service dog training at MacArthur Airport

Service dogs Yonkers, left, and Mauve, right are given a treat by trainer Kathy O’Loughlin at a Canine Companions and RetrievAir training session at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York on September 18, 2026. Canine Companions trains future service dogs, and this training with RetrievAir simulated flying for the dogs.

Ion, a service dog in training, on a plane wearing trainer Jeannine Vestuto’s sunglasses as Vestuto, right, takes a photo at a Canine Companions and RetrievAir training session at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York on September 18, 2026. Canine Companions trains future service dogs, and this training with RetrievAir simulated flying for the dogs.

Zander, a service dog in training, right, on a plane at a Canine Companions and RetrievAir training session at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York on September 18, 2026. Canine Companions trains future service dogs, and this training with RetrievAir simulated flying for the dogs.

Flight Attendant Elizabeth McElhaney, center, gives a treat to Ion, a service dog in training, while trainer Jeannine Vestuto, right, looks on while on a plane at a Canine Companions and RetrievAir training session at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York on September 18, 2026. Canine Companions trains future service dogs, and this training with RetrievAir simulated flying for the dogs.

Trainer Kait Brennan, left, exits a plane with service dog Mauve, as flight attendant Elizabeth McElhaney, back center, looks on at a Canine Companions and RetrievAir training session at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York on September 18, 2026. Canine Companions trains future service dogs, and this training with RetrievAir simulated flying for the dogs.

McArthur Airport employee Pablo Martinez, left, is greeted by Mauve, a service dog, right, at a Canine Companions and RetrievAir training session at McArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, New York on September 18, 2026. Canine Companions trains future service dogs, and this training with RetrievAir simulated flying for the dogs.