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Canine Companions for Independence was founded in Santa Rosa, California, in July 1975 by Bonnie Bergin as the first program of its kind. [3] While teaching in Asia, she had seen disabled people using burros and thought that dogs could serve similar roles in the US. [4] Since then, it has grown into a national organization.
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.
2004: Canine Companions for Independence became the first assistance dog organization to place a facility dog (Ellie, a Labrador retriever mix) to work in a prosecutor’s office, in Seattle. [ 15 ] 2013: Rosie, a graduate facility dog from assistance dog organization ECAD, was placed with Poughkeepsie Children's Home to assist a child who had ...
The average cost of getting a trained service dog in the U.S. is between $10,000 and $30,000, with high-skilled service dogs costing as much as $50,000. Trainers charge an average of $150 to $250 ...
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Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin donate salary to Canine Companions at the Petersburg Family YMCA on Friday, December 1. PETERSBURG – Next month, Police Officer Michael ...