Canine Guardians
What We Do:
We empower PTSD veterans and disabled people to live a more independent life by providing them with specially trained assistance dogs. Our dogs assist with physical needs, address and soothe emotional wounds, retrieve dropped items, bring needed items, help them feel safe in public, calm, comfort, adore and love them. We have a waitlist with people waiting anxiously for our dogs!
Do Service dogs change/save lives? With 18 veterans committing suicide a day, ask any veteran if their service dog has saved them and you’ll hear: “Absolutely! Dogs save lives, marriages, and families”. Our CG dogs have demonstrable positive, long-term impact.
Currently, 16 dogs are in training: 14 are training with Puppy Parents Trainers and 2 dogs, while in training, are at Youth Detention Homes calming the children. Local students/adults raise our puppies in their own homes while receiving essential bi-weekly guidance and skills training for/with their dogs. CG dogs are taught physical commands – to pick up dropped items, open and retrieve items from refrigerators, turn on/off lights, protect the backside of the person in public, check a room/hallway for safety before entering, and more.
Other Ways to Help:
- Puppy Parenting Trainers
- Provide facility for training, meetings, events
- Grant Writing
- Fundraising help
- Social media assistance
- Newsletter marketing
- Gift Card Donation for Chewy, Costco, PetSmart, PetExpress
Business Partners:
Marcia Hadeler of Coldwell Banker will donate $100 for every $1000 in donations to Canine Guardians through the Give!Guide.
Testimonial:
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Anonymous
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Lynn Skillings
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Judy Garcia
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Susan Tough in honor of Joyce Tough
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Susan Tough in honor of Joyce Tough
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Lisa Augustine
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Anonymous
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Erica Pickett
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Patricia Leopold in honor of Gabriella and Brody my beloved giant Schnauzers who passed away
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Joan Foresman
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Marcia Hadeler in honor of Matching Funds
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Greg McGrath
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Anonymous
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Mary Jane Estes
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Bob and Sarah Hadeler
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Anonymous Donor
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Marcia Hadeler in honor of Matching Funds
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Anonymous
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Dana ESTENSEN in honor of Mike Krukow
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Jennifer Byram
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Anonymous in honor of James Gott
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Elaine LaFontaine
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Katrinka Ruk in honor of Anne Graff
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Heather Watson-Troedson
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Carlo Rocca
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Nancy Fireman in honor of even numbers!
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Rhonda Simon
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William J. Wheadon
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Douglas Heskett in honor of Richard Magano
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Douglas Heskett in honor of Richard Magano
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Anonymous
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Gabriela Velasco in honor of "Patrick"
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Elizabeth Marks
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Peggy Klick in honor of Patrick Davis
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Jeffrey Mays
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Al Sisto
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Anonymous
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Kyle Hadeler
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Cory Roche
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Anonymous
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Will and Barbie Jamieson
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Nancy Moore in honor of family members
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Camille Gentry
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Anonymous
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Paula Brutocao
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Anonymous
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Jackie Jackson
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Ellen Frediani
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David Layland in honor of Hilary Zunin
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Anonymous
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Laura Colson
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Lisa Slattery
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Cristina White
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Caroline Templeton in honor of My family - 2 sons, 1 daughter and 6 grandchildren
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Elizabeth Munk in honor of The Munk & Florence Family
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Sarah Kane in honor of Hilary Zunin
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Anonymous
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Sharon Gocke
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Ellen Wulf
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Dave and Sherlyn Zumwalt
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Sharyn Fuller
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Marcia Hadeler in honor of Matching Funds
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Mel Tearle in honor of Donna Helter
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Francesca Kirkpatrick
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Pam Marietti in honor of The RATS: Camille, Alicia, Tara, Brent, Jennifer, Christine & Selena
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Chris Ochs
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Stacie Forsythe
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Miller
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Anonymous
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Nancy Lahr
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Linda Jesmok
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Anonymous in honor of Paul
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Anonymous
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WILLIAM LENEHAN
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Dale Acomb
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Anonymous in honor of Huey...my next neighbors' precious fur baby
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Anonymous
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Allison Saether
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Karen Swain
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cathy reat
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cathy reat
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Sandra and Dean Hansen
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Steve and Heather Teague
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Katrinka Ruk in honor of ANNE GRAFF
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Anonymous
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Julia Ayres
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Mark/Janet Boessenecker/Rivas
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Jessica Harcourt
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Deborah Russell Broman
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Anonymous in honor of Animals.