Two therapy dogs at HCA HealthONE Rose Medical Center in Denver visit staff and patients to reduce stress and provide emotional support, with hospital leaders and clinicians describing the animals as a calming influence during difficult shifts. Read On…
Ghislaine Maxwell, serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking, was transferred last week to a minimum-security prison camp in Texas and is ineligible to participate in a prison puppy‑raising service run by Canine Companions because of the nature of her conviction. Read On…
The Service Dog Training Education Program at Louisiana State University has five students-raised puppies on campus, part of a partnership with Canine Companions that sends dogs on for professional training. Read On…
The Massachusetts Department of Correction and Canine Companions have expanded a service dog training program at MCI‑Framingham, bringing dogs Hawkeye and Helia into the facility where staff and participants will work with nonprofit partners including NEADS and America's VetDogs. Read On…
Snoopy joined the Goodyear blimp on Oct. 1 for a celebratory flight from Long Beach to Carson with three 10‑week‑old Canine Companions puppies — Niagara, Rhubarb and Pauley — in a sendoff intended to spotlight the nonprofit’s service‑dog training work. Read On…
Mojo and Lancaster, raised by incarcerated handlers at Southeastern Correctional Institution, departed the prison on Oct. 22, 2025, to enter professional service dog training with Canine Companions in New Albany, Ohio. Read On…
Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to Federal Prison Camp Bryan, where Bureau of Prisons policy bars convicted sex offenders from participating in the facility’s service‑dog program; Canine Companions’ chief executive explained the restriction and the program’s goals. Read On…