For wounded veterans who could use some assistance in putting their life back together from an injury, an assistance dog can help provide the help they need to regain independence.
Canine Companions has provided assistance dogs to over 4500 people with disabilities.
Canine Companions is a 501 ( C ) (3) non profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.
Who can apply: people with physical or developmental disabilities who can demonstrate that an assistance dog can improve their quality of life. Also professionals who provide physical or mental health care to clients .
Canine Companions trains four types of assistance dogs. Service teams that assist adults with physical disabilities by performing daily tasks. Hearing teams that alert the deaf and hard of hearing to important sounds. Skilled companion teams who enhance independence for children and adults with physical, cognitive and developmental disabilities. Facility teams work with a professional in a visitation, education or healthcare setting.
There is no charge for a Canine Companion assistance dog. Individual participants in the program are not responsible for payment.
There are substantial costs, however, involved in the lengthy process of breeding, raising, and training each Canine Companion assistance dog.
Canine Companions is funded by private contributions from individuals; gifts from businesses, civic groups, and service clubs. Also grants from corporations and foundations and ongoing fundraising activities such as special events and mailings.
People receiving a Canine Companions dog must successfully complete a two-week educational course at the regional center designed to match the person and dog and to prepare them to work together successfully. Each candidate is also responsible for the proper care, feeding, housings, and medical needs of the dog. The dog must be used in work it was trained for.
For more information, you can go to their website at http://www.cci.org. Canine Companions.
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