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Canine Companions for Independence is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that trains and provides assistance dogs. [1] As of 2018, it has placed over 6,000 assistance dogs with recipients at no charge.
Bonita M. Bergin (also known as Bonnie Bergin) is an American canine researcher. She is the inventor of the concept of the service dog. [citation needed] She is the founder and president of the Bergin University of Canine Studies and the founder of Canine Companions for Independence and Paws for Purple Hearts.
Courthouse facility dogs are usually bred, raised and trained by service dog organizations that are members of Assistance Dogs International, [3] such as Canine Companions for Independence, Assistance Dogs of the West, [4] and Support Dogs, Inc. Facility dogs are not service dogs because they do not assist a person with a disability.
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