Tag: Canine Companions for Independence
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Jackson resident raises service dog
Jordan Hanson recently began caring for an assistance dog in training named Puppy Hutch III through the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) organization. Hanson, 19, of Jackson, is a rising sophomore at the University of Delaware. She is a pre-veterinary and animal bioscience major with a minor in neuroscience. She began her involvement with the…
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Mom: Canine companion helping youngster to cope
By Michael Benavides Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – William IV, a 2-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, has had a positive emotional impact on a 9-year-old child who has autism. Nicholas Cottrell, 9, of Upper Freehold Township, recently received William from Canine Companions for Independence, a national nonprofit organization that provides trained assistance dogs to children and adults who have…
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Student-made doghouses to be displayed at Oct. 22 DogFest
EDISON — Students on the East Brunswick and Piscataway campuses of the Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools (MCVTS) are building tiny houses — for dogs and for charity. The doghouses will be auctioned off at the annual DogFest on Oct. 22 at Roosevelt Park in Edison to benefit Canine Companions for Independence, which trains…