Canine Companions puppy Bolt was featured during Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl pregame show before this year’s Super Bowl.
New Workplace Training Video Available from Canine Companions® and Littler Learning Group
Accommodating requests from employees and customers to bring service animals into their workplaces or facilities has become increasingly complex for companies. Canine Companions and Littler Learning Group have teamed up to provide guidance and training on service dog accommodations and access in the workplace with a new 30-minute training video.
Honoring Volunteer John Elliott
In celebration of Black History Month, we would like to honor a great leader and beloved member of the Canine Companions® family, John Elliott.
Puppy Wynn, who brought comfort to ER doctors during pandemic, gets sendoff party
Wynn, a Canine Companions service dog in training, brought joy and comfort to the medical staff on the front lines of the coronovirus fight in Denver in 2020. Now, she is about to enter professional training and received a sendoff party from hospital staff.
February 2021 eNews
Charlie is a veteran and one of thousands of graduates who have received service dogs from Canine Companions®.
Volunteer Pilots Transport Future Service Dogs
When the coronavirus pandemic made transporting future service dogs on commercial flights increasingly difficult, Canine Companions looked to private pilots for help and they stepped up in a big way, allowing the mission to continue in a difficult year.
Miller and Bahama
13-year-old Sacramento resident Miller, who has a rare neurodegenerative disease, received Skilled Companion Bahama free of charge last year. Bahama helps Miller be more confident in public, uses her skills to play therapeutic games with him, accompanies him to therapy appointments, hospital stays and more.
Honoring Tommy Lasorda
The entire Canine Companions community expresses our heartfelt condolences in the loss of a true icon, Tommy Lasorda.
January 2021 eNews
In 2020, Nick Antlitz was matched with Canine Companions® Service Dog Zach. The two have been inseparable ever since as Nick’s independence has soared.
Canceled and Postponed Events due to COVID-19 Training Center
For precautionary reasons related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), some upcoming events have been postponed. As a non-profit organization that relies 100% on fundraising and private donations, it is our hope that you will continue to fundraise and donate. Thank you…