I'm a volunteer breeder caretaker with Canine Companions for Independence. My breeder girl had her last litter on December 27. But, we are currently celebrating that three of the six puppies from our second litter graduated this month as service dogs. That litter whelped November 16, 2018. Two of the three graduation videos have been posted so I decided to share because we are so proud. Haver graduated in the Southeast region. Hocus graduated in the North Central Region. Huli graduated in the Northwest Region, but her video hasn't uploaded yet.
I've been blessed to participate in a wide variety of volunteer activities in my lifetime. Being a breeder caretaker for Canine Companions has to be the one I'm the most proud of. To know that three puppies from our second litter (and one puppy from our first litter) are out there in the world allowing someone with a disability to live an independent life means so much to me. Canine Companions provides service dogs free of charge to recipients.
We are very excited to be co-raising the female from our breeder girl's last litter. (We're also now volunteer pilots with Canine Companions, helping to deliver puppies to the volunteer puppy raisers. Our first delivery flight is this week!)
