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 … More Chris Hinds and Porthos
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 … More Party with a Purpose: Janette Lawler
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 … More “Team Waffle”
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 … More Michelle Kephart & Rumba
