Canine Companions- Southeast Region (Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Miss, Al

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Advocacy & Human Rights
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People with Disabilities
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8150 Clarcona Ocoee RoadOrlando, FL 32818 United States

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https://canine.org/location/southeast/

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Love dogs? Raise a future service dog puppy!

Flexible Schedule | Virtual Opportunity

No matter where you’relocated in the U.S., you can volunteer to raise a puppy and be a part of something truly life-changing! Help inspire independence and raise a future service dog for people with disabilities! What’s in it for you? Be a Hero: Play a crucial role in preparing a future service dog for their life-changing work. Learn to Work with Dogs : No dog experience necessary-guidance and support are provided! Have Fun: Enjoy the playful companionship of a puppy while making a lasting impact. Connect with a passionate community of puppy raisers, volunteers and graduates. Flexible Commitment: While many choose to raise a puppy for the entire 16-18 monthjourney, we offer flexible options to fit your lifestyle. What’s Involved? Create a Loving Home: Provide a safe environment for a puppy (the only dog under 12 months in your home). Learn and Grow: Teach essential puppy manners and skills with our support and resources, including a puppy class! Stay Connected: Work closely with us to track the puppy’s progress and participate in regular puppy classes. Ensure Wellness: Provide food, veterinary careand age-appropriate socialization. Keep Active: Supervise their activities and use a leash. Consider bringing your puppy to work, if permitted. Celebrate the Journey: Celebrate the incredible journey together, as the puppy returns to our training center and starts professional service dog training. Curious to learn more about this incredible journey? Discover more by joining our upcoming virtual volunteer info session. Submit your volunteer application today, and visit our website for FAQs and more details!

Date Posted: Mar 4, 2025
Love dogs? Raise a future service dog puppy!

Flexible Schedule | , FL 34470

No matter where you’re located in the U.S., you can volunteer to raise a puppy and be a part of something truly life-changing! Help inspire independence by raising a future service dog for people with disabilities! What’s in it for you? Be a Hero: Play a crucial role in preparing a future service dog for their life-changing work. Learn to Work with Dogs : No dog experience necessary-guidance and support are provided! Have Fun: Enjoy the playful companionship of a puppy while making a lasting impact. Connect with a passionate community of puppy raisers, volunteers and graduates. Flexible Commitment: While many choose to raise a puppy for the entire 16-18 month journey, we offer flexible options to fit your lifestyle. What’s Involved? Create a Loving Home: Provide a safe environment for a puppy (the only dog under 12 months in your home). Learn and Grow: Teach essential puppy manners and skills with our support and resources, including a puppy class! Stay Connected: Work closely with us to track the puppy’s progress and participate in regular puppy classes. Ensure Wellness: Provide food, veterinary careand age-appropriate socialization. Keep Active: Supervise their activities and use a leash. Consider bringing your puppy to work, if permitted. Celebrate the Journey: Celebrate the incredible journey together,as the puppy returns to our training center and starts professional service dog training. Curious to learn more about this incredible journey? Discover more by joining our upcoming virtual volunteer info session. Submit your volunteer application and visit our website for FAQs and more details!

Date Posted: Mar 4, 2025
Help Transport Future Service Dog Puppies

Flexible Schedule | Orlando, FL 32830

Support the start of the journey for the next generation of service dog puppies by ensuring they catch their flight to their puppy raiser! Assist by driving our future service dog puppies to a needed destination, including to/from the airport or to the puppy raiser. During transport, you’ll be a puppy concierge, helping ensure their overall wellness until they reach their desired destination, as well as provide them with required transportation equipment. Training, supplies and guidelines will be provided to you. What You'll Do: Pick up in the Orlando area & drive the puppies to the required location- either to another airport or deliver the puppies to a volunteer. Prepare shipping crates for upcoming flights, including adding clean bedding, water, etc. (supplies provided). Ensure all puppy identification and accompanying records are kept in order and are consistent. If flying, deliver the puppies to the airport in plenty of time for their flight, understanding that the airlines have firm cut-off times and that cargo locations may be busy at popular times of day. Stay with the puppies until they're in a secure area. Provide wellness, care and support for the puppies - including keeping the crates clean & sanitary. Communicate closely with Canine Companions about the puppies’ whereabouts. Requirements: Must be at least 18 years of age. Be able to drive to pick-up puppies around the Orlando area. Must provide us with a copy of a valid driver's license and allow us to check your driving record. If you don'thave a vehicle, there may be the option to utilize one of our vehicles. Ability to provide safe transportation of puppies in crates in an enclosed vehicle. Crate dimensions range from: 24"x 16"x 15" 28" 20.5"x 21.5" 32"x 23"x 25" Able to independently lift 25-45lbs. and have space in their vehicle for two medium-sized crates or able to drive a Canine Companions van.

Date Posted: Mar 7, 2025

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Mission Statement

Canine Companions for Independence is a nonprofit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.

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There are approximately 64 million Americans living with a disability. Canine Companions is a national non-profit organization that provides expertly trained service dogs and a lifetime of follow-up services - completely free of charge - to children, adults and veterans with disabilities so they can lead lives with greater independence.

Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, Canine Companions is the largest non-profit provider of service dogs, and is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between dogs and people. The result is a life full of increased independence and loving companionship.

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