canine companions for independence: Help is a Four-Legged Word. Canine Companions for Independence
- 04/12/12 04:18 PM
Help is a Four-Legged Word. Canine Companions for Independence“Help is a four-legged word.” That’s how Canine Companions for Independence greets visitors to its website.We were first introduced to this program by one of my co-workers who was a puppy raiser. We liked what she was doing so much that we contributed to the care of whichever puppy she was training at the time. And partly out of gratitude for being able to adopt one of her trainees who was released from the program and who didn’t get to graduate and serve.CCI is an amazing organization which “enhances the lives of people … (15 comments)
canine companions for independence: A dog who flunked the program but excelled in love
- 04/12/12 03:44 PM
Findell: a dog who flunked a program but who excelled in loveCanine Companions for Independence . We were introduced to this program by one of my co-workers who started as a puppy raiser. She brought her first trainee, Findell, to work every day. I was lucky enough to sit next to my co-worker, so I got to pet Findell and grew to love her. Findell is half Golden Retriever and half Yellow Labrador -- a GOLDADOR! One of the requirements of CCI is to check out the dogs to make sure they are healthy, strong, and will be able to serve … (16 comments)
canine companions for independence: Fostering rescue dogs is a way to give back and to help us overcome our grief
- 05/03/08 08:12 PM
Our sweet Goldador (Half Golden Retriver, half Labrador) was being trained for the Canine Companions for Independence, but was released before she completed her training because it appeared she may develop hips dysplasia. We were lucky enough to have been selected to be her permanent parents. We were so happy to have Findell for nearly 13 years. But then she got sick. We did our best for her and took her to specialists. But when her quality of life degraded to the point that she had to be hooked up to oxygen and receive her sustenance through IVs, it was evident that it … (7 comments)
Help is a Four-Legged Word. Canine Companions for Independence“Help is a four-legged word.” That’s how Canine Companions for Independence greets visitors to its website.We were first introduced to this program by one of my co-workers who was a puppy raiser. We liked what she was doing so much that we contributed to the care of whichever puppy she was training at the time. And partly out of gratitude for being able to adopt one of her trainees who was released from the program and who didn’t get to graduate and serve.CCI is an amazing organization which “enhances the lives of people … (15 comments)
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