Puppy Raising Archives - Page 3 of 7

Logos of Texas Stars and Canine Companions

Texas Stars Team Up with Canine Companions to Help Raise Future Service Dog

September 8, 2025 • By Courtney Craig

The Texas Stars have teamed up with Canine Companions to help raise and follow the journey from puppy to service dog.

A side-by-side comparison of a yellow Labrador puppy wearing a blue and yellow cape on the left, and an adult yellow Labrador wearing a blue service dog vest, sitting outdoor with a happy expression on the right.

CBS News Texas Pup Lonestar Has Graduated as a Service Dog

September 5, 2025 • By Courtney Craig

CBS News Texas pup Lonestar has graduated as a Canine Companions service dog, providing his new handler with greater independence!

New Data Says Dog Parents Are Happier

August 29, 2025 • By Sandrine

Life is better with a dog (we even have a t-shirt)! And, anyone could be happier immediately by volunteering to raise a service dog puppy.

NBC4 Puppy Paris begins professional training

August 8, 2025 • By Kayleen Petrovia

NBC4 puppy Paris begins professional training to become a service dog after a year-and-a-half journey with the station.

Two dogs, one white and one yellow, sit on the ground in front of a red building entrance marked 'MCI FRAMINGHAM' with large glass doors and grassy landscaping visible behind them.

Massachusetts Department of Correction Announces New Service Dog Training Partnership with Canine Companions

April 30, 2025 • By [email protected]

Massachusetts Department of Correction Announces New Service Dog Training Partnership with Canine Companions.

A smiling woman with short gray hair and glasses, wearing a blue shirt with a name tag, holds a decorative ornament that says "Happy Retirement" and features palm trees. She is sitting indoors with a light-colored floor and blurred background.

Ellen Torop: Thirty-six years of impact, fulfillment and tail wags

April 30, 2025 • By [email protected]

Retiring Canine Companions Northeast program director reflects on past, present and future of organization.

A split image showing two photographs side by side. On the left, a senior military officer in a formal uniform stands in front of American and military flags, wearing various medals. On the right, a younger soldier in military fatigues smiles while sitting among other soldiers in a casual outdoor setting.

Bay Shore native Gen. John Digilio to be honored at Salute Independence Nov. 5

April 30, 2025 • By [email protected]

‘We have an obligation to help each other’

Two individuals stand on a cleared construction site, holding blueprints. A red excavator is in the background, and trees line the area behind them, under a clear blue sky.

Canine Companions to gain a new wing and help more people

April 30, 2025 • By [email protected]

Bay Shore construction company owner Jim Nazzaro is building and donating a new dorm wing at the Canine Companions headquarters in Medford.

A group of four adults standing outdoors with three black Labrador Retrievers, all wearing yellow training vests, and two puppies in their arms. The adults are dressed in blue shirts and are positioned in front of a house surrounded by bare trees and grass.

Canine Companions holds grand opening in Mathews

April 10, 2025 • By [email protected]

Canine Companions, a nationwide organization that provides service dogs at no charge to people with disabilities, held its grand opening in Mathews at its new 220-acre property.

A group of five people, including a woman in a black dress, a man in a grey shirt, a young girl in a pink hoodie, a woman in a red top, and a man in a blue shirt, stand together on stage with a black labrador retriever wearing a service dog vest.

Winchester couple fosters puppies to become service dogs

April 10, 2025 • By [email protected]

Winchester couple fosters puppies to become service dogsIt takes special training to get dogs ready to be service animals, and it takes special people to provide that training. Two of those special people live here in Winchester.