About

Canine Assistants is a 501(c)3 non-profit that has been providing service dogs to individuals with disabilities for more than 30 years. In that time, Canine Assistants has placed over 2700 service dogs to people in all 50 states and 5 countries. Service dogs from Canine Assistants can assist with seizure response, blood sugar/diabetic alert, mobility, and much more. Starting in 2009, Canine Assistants was one of the first providers of full-time working dogs in children’s hospitals. Today, Canine Assistants is the premiere provider of hospital dogs around the world, having placed over 130 “dog-tors” for sick children across the US (including providing dogs to St. Jude, Mount Sinai, Yale, Cleveland Clinic, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and much more).