woman wearing purple button up shirt sitting on a bench and petting Canine Companion service dog on the chest

June 2021 eNews

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Canine Companions hit a major milestone this month – matching the 7,000th service dog team since our founding in 1975.

woman wearing purple button up shirt sitting on a bench and petting Canine Companion service dog on the chest

Empowering People With Disabilities Over 7,000 Times

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As the first provider of service dogs in the nation, Canine Companions has been enhancing the independence of people with disabilities for nearly 46 years. The novelty of such work never wears off. After all, the impact of a transformative partnership between human and canine is unique and special no matter how many times it’s done – and Canine Companions has created a lot of perfect matches.

A young Black man using a power wheelchair smiles with a yellow Labrador in a blue vest resting its upper body on the man’s legs.

May 2021 eNews

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Emmanuel is living his dream life despite the pandemic. He has a loving family. He loves his job as the community resource officer for the State of Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council, and last year, another dream came true when he was matched with Service Dog Hogan.