Canines for Service seeks to empower Veterans with the gift of independence, by partnering them with a highly skilled service dog. Service dogs are placed at no cost or fundraising requirement to the Veteran client.
- Our national program provides quality, trained service dogs to Veterans with service-connected mobility limitations, traumatic brain injury, clinically diagnosed post-traumatic stress, and military sexual trauma at no cost
- CFS serves Veterans nationwide from all conflicts/wars. Veterans must have been honorably or medically discharged, have completed, and graduated basic training and all MOS-related schools of training, and have been assigned to an operational unit
- CFS does not serve Veterans who are legally blind, have experienced total hearing loss or a mental health diagnosis other than PTSD
- CFS does not train a personal pet to become a service dog
- A service dog is at least an 8- to 10-year commitment; all potential applicants should consider this obligation carefully when deciding to apply for a service dog
- CFS considers applications from Veterans that fit our program criteria regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability
Service Dogs Resource Guide:
Americans With Disabilities Act
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship
ADA Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals
Other Veteran Resources:
A Veteran’s Resume and Job Hunting Guide
Employment Resources for Veterans by State