Dr. Beth Spencer and the Canine Companions—Goodheart Partnership By Susan Wroble, July 2020 (Note: This article originally appeared in the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Canine Companions for Independence on-line newsletter, PeEmail) Need a vet with a good heart? Dr. Beth Spencer, Medical Director of Goodheart Animal Health Care Center in Denver has teamed up with CCI … Continue reading Exploring the Human Animal Bond: Goodheart Veterinary and Canine Companions
Category: Exploring the Human Animal Bond
Exploring the Human-Animal bond: Hathaway—How Did She Know?
Summer, 2019 One Friday this summer, I was giving a presentation with Hathaway to the student researchers at the University of Colorado — specifically, for those working at the Gary Pavilion, in the psychiatric unit. This is a completely separate building from the main Children’s Hospital, but the same parking lot. I was annoyed at … Continue reading Exploring the Human-Animal bond: Hathaway—How Did She Know?
Exploring the Human-Animal Bond: Book Review of CHESTER and GUS, by Cammie McGovern
Having raised six service dog puppies, I know only too well the challenges of those dogs needing a change of career. In Chester and Gus, Chester, the chocolate lab whose fear of loud noises kept him from becoming a service dog, is chosen to be the companion for Gus, a non-verbal boy with autism. The … Continue reading Exploring the Human-Animal Bond: Book Review of CHESTER and GUS, by Cammie McGovern
Exploring the Human-Animal Bond: Elizabeth Holman and “Facility Dog 101”
First published in PeEmail, the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Canine Companions for Independence newsletter, April 2019 Colorado’s Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) village has known Elizabeth Holman first as a puppy raiser, then as a graduate team — first with facility dog Waffle, and now with Tootsie. Professionally, however, she’s Dr. Elizabeth Holman, Palliative Care Psychologist … Continue reading Exploring the Human-Animal Bond: Elizabeth Holman and “Facility Dog 101”
Exploring the Human Animal Bond: Therapy Animal Opportunities in Denver
If there are two words that puppy raisers often dread, it’s “The Call.” Your pup is being released from the service dog program. The great news is that these dogs can continue to make a difference. You and your pup now have the opportunity to become a therapy team. The commitment varies, but is typically … Continue reading Exploring the Human Animal Bond: Therapy Animal Opportunities in Denver
Chris Hinds and Porthos
UPDATE!!! Congratulations to Chris and Porthos — Chris won the run-off election for Denver City Council in June 2019. We look forward to his work to make Denver a city for all. In the coming months, Denver residents may be hearing a lot about Chris Hinds — and seeing photos of Chris with his … Continue reading Chris Hinds and Porthos
Party with a Purpose: Janette Lawler
Janette Lawler received her first CCI dog in November of 1997, five years and a day after the accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down. At the time, Janette was somewhat unique in the CCI family in that they hadn’t placed dogs with someone with as high of an injury level as she … Continue reading Party with a Purpose: Janette Lawler
“Team Waffle”
Six years ago, around Christmas of 2010, Elizabeth Holman, a Palliative Care Psychologist at the Veteran’s Administration, said it was as if a switch flipped in her brain. She and her spouse Diane Brookshire had been raising CCI puppies for about eight years, but suddenly Elizabeth knew that it was time to put her focus … Continue reading “Team Waffle”
Exploring the Human-Animal Bond: Book Review of MADELINE FINN AND THE LIBRARY DOG
It’s hard, sometimes, to find the best fit for a therapy dog. Our dog, Hathaway, wasn’t that fond of being read to and we switched therapy jobs from a R.E.A.D. program to Animal Assisted Therapy at Children’s Hospital of Colorado. But my husband and I saw firsthand the progress and breakthroughs that come with reading … Continue reading Exploring the Human-Animal Bond: Book Review of MADELINE FINN AND THE LIBRARY DOG
Michelle Kephart & Rumba
If you ever need to show someone what a real service dog can do (or why you can give up these pups you are raising), look no further than the amazing You Tube video of Rumba the Service Dog. CCI Grad Michelle Kephart said she put the video together in part to address the … Continue reading Michelle Kephart & Rumba
Susan Wroble 