Sit and stay for a while with current Canine Companions volunteers –
along with a few trained dogs - to learn how service dogs help clients
experience enhanced independence and how you can apply to help raise
puppies for the program.
What’s next: Informational sessions are set for 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 3, at Southwest Regional and 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 10, at the Golden Triangle Branch Library.
Dog-loving volunteers are needed to help turn puppies into service dogs.
- Specially bred puppies need a safe home, rides to obedience classes, healthy food, a chance to be social and lots of love.
- Each hour spent caring for a Canine Companions puppy is vital to its development as a future service dog.
- The puppy-raising program gives volunteers a unique opportunity to
assist with the organization’s very important mission by opening their
homes and hearts to the puppies.
The bottom line: As a destination for discovery for
all ages, the Fort Worth Public Library offers opportunities to learn
and experience new things and grow beyond traditional classroom
settings.
Canine Companions provides service dogs
to adults, children and veterans with disabilities and provides
facility dogs to professionals working in healthcare, criminal justice
and in educational settings. Since its founding in 1975, Canine
Companions’ dogs and follow-up services have been provided to clients at
no cost.