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Canine Companions trains different types of working dogs: service dogs (e.g., mobility assistance dogs, service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder), skilled companions trained to work with an adult or child with a disability under the guidance of a facilitator, hearing dogs for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and dogs for "facility teams."
The canine companions are being paid for through Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s quarterly practice of donating a portion of his annual gubernatorial salary to charitable causes across Virginia.
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.
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.
1. Take regular breaks. Just like we humans need regular breaks to stretch our legs and go to the bathroom, so too do our canine companions. If you’re going on a long road trip with your dog ...
As the Los Angeles community continues to band together to support first responders and those devastated across the area by the horrific fires, one furry hero is helping deliver hope to people who ...
Opening your home to a canine companion is a big decision. If you’re on the fence, or perhaps need some help persuading a family member, here’s our list of reasons dogs make the perfect ...
Court ladies playing with a small dog, Beauties Wearing Flowers by Tang dynasty painter Zhou Fang Breed groups argue that any dog in the working group type is inherently a "working" dog, while others argue that only a dog with an active occupation, either in a breed-related field (such as water trials for retrievers or herding trials for herding dogs) or in a breed-nonspecific field that ...