ECAD Service Dogs

Our mission is to train and place Assistance Dogs to help people with disabilities gain independence and mobility.

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How long to train a Service Dog? ~2 years. 🐾 One reason demand outpaces supply. https://t.co/qFfVMS0J6O #NationalServiceDogMonth

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It takes a village – and a Nursery Team. 🐶 Help raise future Service Dogs: https://t.co/25CO7PQAS1 #NationalServiceDogMonth

📷: Paris, Shannon, Rummy & Pinochle with their Nursery Mamas

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2024 JAMA study: veterans with psychiatric Service Dogs had lower PTSD severity, anxiety + depression vs waitlist. 🐾 #NationalServiceDogMonth

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For a veteran with PTSD, a Service Dog can be life-changing. 🐾 Meet Project HEAL: https://t.co/yej3H2l05b #ProjectHEAL

📷: #ECADGrads Gordon & Service Dog Dolly

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Myth: businesses can't ask anything. Fact: 2 questions allowed – no papers, ID or demo. 🐾 #NationalServiceDogMonth

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"An assistance dog team is an inseparable partnership." – David Locklin, ADI. 🐾 Support the next: https://t.co/v7HOmXuoG1 #NationalServiceDogMonth

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Weekend good-boy energy. 🐾 #NationalServiceDogMonth

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Service Dog ≠ emotional support animal ≠ therapy dog. Only Service Dogs are task-trained + have ADA access rights. 🐾 https://t.co/qsAJAoYSQe #NationalServiceDogMonth

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Could you host a future Service Dog this fall? 🐶 https://t.co/25CO7PQAS1 #NationalServiceDogMonth #PuppyRaiser

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Please don't pet, call, feed or distract a working Service Dog. 🐾 A distraction can interrupt a medical alert. Give them space. #NationalServiceDogMonth

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What does a Service Dog do? Retrieve, open doors, brace, remind about meds, interrupt anxiety. 🐾 Real independence. #NationalServiceDogMonth

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Myth: any dog in a vest is a service dog. Fact: it's the training + tasks, not the vest. 🐾 #NationalServiceDogMonth

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Yesterday, lives changed. 🐾 New teams graduated. Help us train the next: https://t.co/v7HOmXuoG1 #NationalServiceDogMonth

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🎓 It's graduation day! Our newest ECAD teams begin their lives together this afternoon. Watch live on Facebook + our website: https://t.co/ihG5M0H9Mc #NationalServiceDogMonth

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25 years ago today, Angel Figueroa was a first responder at the World Trade Center. 🇺🇸 After 28 years as an EMT, he now lives with MS – and is waiting for an ECAD Service Dog. "I've always run toward people who needed help. Now I need help." #NationalServiceDogMonth #NeverForget

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Tomorrow's the day! 🎓 Our newest ECAD grads + their Service Dogs take the stage. Watch live on Facebook + our website: https://t.co/Kj8ghS04WP #NationalServiceDogMonth

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And now YOUR GRADUATES... 🎓💚🐾
Anne Marie & Service Dog Coreopsis (Corey)
Gordon, Aldona & Service Dog Dolly Varden
Jean & Service Dog Fresco
Michelle & Service Dog Tang
Mark & Service Dog Taro
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Meet YOUR September 2026 graduating canines:
Coreopsis (Corey), Dolly Varden, Fresco, Tang & Taro💚
Join us THIS SATURDAY, September 12, to celebrate their journey at ECAD Graduation! 🎉
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#ECADGrads #ChangingLives4PawsAtATime #Nurture #Empower #Transform

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Businesses can ask a Service Dog team just 2 questions: is the dog required for a disability + what task does it do. No papers, no ID, no demo. #NationalServiceDogMonth

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Eight days ago, they hadn't met. 🐾 Five new ECAD teams graduate Saturday. You already know these dogs – nurtured over two years through thousands of quiet moments until steadiness became who they are. Read the YipYap: https://t.co/ierlsR7TPo #NationalServiceDogMonth