National nonprofit Canine Companions® launches two-week live puppy cam featuring six-week-old future service dogs.
Live Puppy Cam Launches to Celebrate National Puppy Day
March 12, 2021 •
Northeast Region Advisory Board In-The-News
February 8, 2021 •
The Northeast Region Advisory Board is extremely active in their local communities!
Airplane full of puppies lands in Connecticut; pups to begin new lives assisting people with disabilities
January 29, 2021 •
A small private airplane landed at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Wednesday night, and delivered sweetness, joy and hope to nine families waiting on the tarmac.
Nine 8-week-old puppies, which were flown from California, were carried off the plane one by one and handed over to the people who will begin their training to become assistance dogs for people with disabilities.
In COVID-19 Crisis, Rutgers Instructor Fights for People With Disabilities
January 29, 2021 •
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Javier Robles, a teaching instructor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health in the School of Arts and Sciences, assembled a statewide panel of people with disabilities, relatives, caregivers and support professionals to fight for…
A love story about a dog and his boy could comfort kids with PANS
January 29, 2021 •
Will Gibney, at 17, has written a book about the dog that changed his life.
“Toshi is my service dog,” says Will in this week’s Enterprise podcast. “He means so much to me because for years he’s been by my side.”
Volunteer Pilots Transport Future Service Dogs
January 28, 2021 •
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.
Training for Neo
January 6, 2021 •
It’s been a year and a half since Chevy Chase Village Life magazine wrote about Neo, the Canine Companions for Independence dog being trained by Village residents Frank Curtis and Melissa Skolfield, and we thought it was high time we check in with his progress.
NYC Chapter
August 18, 2020 •
About Events Contact DONATE Canine CompanionsNortheast Region ABOUT The NYC Chapter encompasses puppy raisers, graduates and volunteers in New York City including all five boroughs. If you’re looking for deeper engagement as a Canine Companions volunteer, we encourage you to…
Upstate New York Chapter
August 18, 2020 •
About Events Contact DONATE Canine CompanionsNortheast Region ABOUT The Upstate New York Chapter encompasses puppy raisers, graduates and volunteers in the New York Capital District and the surrounding area. If you’re looking for deeper engagement as a Canine Companions volunteer,…
Northern New England Chapter
August 18, 2020 •
About Events News & Stories Contact DONATE Canine CompanionsNortheast Region ABOUT The Northern New England Chapter encompasses puppy raisers, graduates and volunteers in the New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine area. If you’re looking for deeper engagement as a Canine Companions…