Canine Companions, marking 50 years, has provided more than 8,000 service dogs at no cost to those with disabilities.
NEW ALBANY, Ohio — For 50 years, Canine Companions has provided more than 8,000 service dogs—at no cost—to people with disabilities. But the nonprofit organization does more than train service dogs. It also places facility dogs, specially trained to support professionals in schools, healthcare settings and other environments.
At Green Intermediate School, counselor Lori Morgan and her four-legged partner, Shakespeare, are making a difference every day.
“A facility dog is matched with an able-bodied handler who uses the dog to meet the needs of the people they work with,” Morgan explains. “At a school, he’s helping me assist with our students.”
Shakespeare provides social, emotional and behavioral support for students. He also plays an active role in physical and occupational therapy, helping students like Mackenzie Mellen.
“It’s really a cool friendship they’ve developed over the past three years,” Morgan says. “Shakespeare definitely knows Mackenzie, and she knows him. They work well together as a team.”
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