Customized service dogs for the individualized need
Located in Terrebonne, Oregon
Customized service dogs for the individualized need
Located in Terrebonne, Oregon
RECENT Program NEWS
Bitsy has graduated and been placed as a Psychiatric/medical service dog
Bitsy is one of our breeding moms that has been in our service dog training program since she was a little pup. She is known for her loving nature, desire to please, and natural ability to tune into her person's emotions. She especially loves children, so we are thrilled that Bitsy has been placed as a psychiatric/medical service dog with a young girl in Portland, Oregon in September, 2024.
She is attending school, hospital visits, and errands with her girl. Bitsy will come back to us in a year for one more litter with our program. She has been task trained to provide deep pressure therapy, and respond to signs of escalation by nudging and redirecting her girl.
Florence graduated as a multipurpose Psych/mobility/medical response service dog
Florence came to us from Guide Dogs of America as a little 8-week-old puppy. She has officially graduated our program and has been placed in Terrebonne, Oregon as a multipurpose service dog for a young woman with POTS, EDS, and other medial conditions. Florence has been task trained to push handicap buttons, retrieve medication, pick up dropped objects, provide deep pressure therapy, respond to signs of anxiety, and elevate her handler's legs when she feels dizzy.
Her handler is also teaching her to do high heart rate alerts and low blood sugar alerts via scent detection.
Florence has been placed as a service dog on a guardian contract. This means that she will be coming back to be a mom for our service dog breeding program in the future.
All of our Golden Newfie Service & therapy dog pups have been placed
We have had amazing success with our Newfoundland/Cross pups as working dogs. We intentionally began breeding these mixes to get extra large dogs with the right temperament for mobility assistance. Since we can only keep 2-3 pups per litter, we are thrilled to have the rest of the remaining working dog candidates go to other programs and owner trainers throughout the country.
Kingsley, Kiwi & Karma have stayed in our service dog training program. Josie has headed to an owner trainer in Virginia. Cairo is off to our friends at Illini Service Dogs. Phelan is joining Puppy Jake Foundation in Iowa. Thistle went to Freedom Service Dogs in Colorado. Richard joined K9s 4 Mobility in Wyoming as the second Newf Cross they received from our program. Murphy is off to Tails of Success Service Dogs in Florida to be their program ambassador dog.
Three of these programs are ones we have sent puppies to in the past. It means a lot to have repeat programs that liked their previous dogs enough to come back to us for more!
Gus has graduated as a Psychiatric/Medical Response service dog
Gus is a Golden Newfie cross from our breeding program. He is the definition of a gentle giant, and was placed with a family in San Rafael, California this August. He will be a Psychiatric / Medical Response service dog for their daughter, and will head off to college with her in Boston this Fall.
Elliott graduated as a Multipurpose psychiatric/mobility service dog
Elliott joined our program after being rehomed for having too much energy. This sweet boy just needed a job and some maturity time. This July, Elliott finally graduated and joined his handler in Orcutt, California to be a psychiatric and light mobility service dog. Elliott picks up dropped objets, creates space in crowds, and interrupts signs of anxiety.
Georgia graduated as Multipurpose psychiatric/mobility service dog
Georgia is a Golden Newfie cross from our breeding program. She graduated in July 2024 and was placed as a multipurpose service dog with her handler in Simi Valley, California. Georgia picks up dropped objects, opens and closes doors and cabinets, retrieves medications, and interrupts signs of anxiety. Once Georgia is over 2 years old, she will return for a couple of months for brace/balance training.
Bitsy x Zamboni Puppies have been placed!
Bitsy's Labrador litter has been placed, and we are so excited to follow their journeys as they grow up! Bitsy is a service dog in our program, and she was bred with service dog Zamboni from Freedom Service Dogs. Of the 6 puppies, 5 were placed in service & therapy dog programs, and one was placed in a pet home.
Duke (Blue Boy) & Aspen (Purple Girl) are now with Freedom Service Dogs.
Cella (Pink Girl) is now with the National Institute of Canine Services & Training.
Grover (Yellow Boy) is now with Sparks Service Dogs.
Mako (Red Boy) is with an owner trainer raising her own service dog.