Super story last night on WGN about a group of Chicago area high school kids working with Canine Companions for Independence service dogs in training.
If you want to know what it’s like to be a CCI puppy raiser, this story and video will give you an excellent idea.
Beyond that, getting these kids involved in training these service dogs is a great angle – I don’t know that it’s a “first-of-its-kind” program as the story says, but a tremendous program, nonetheless.
I'm very active with Canine Companions for Independence as a volunteer, to include being a past member of the Veterans Task Force and puppy raiser. Retired US Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with my last assignments at the Air Force Academy as the Fourth Group Sergeant Major and Dean of Faculty Superintendent.