About Us

Our mission is to raise and train service animals that are provided to people with disabilities free of charge. We train service animals under our parent organization, Canine Companions, along with Guide Dogs for the Blind and other ADI accredited organizations. In addition, we strive to increase education on the role of service dogs and advocate for more accessible spaces for disabled students and students with service dogs on campus. We partner with campus organizations and student groups in an effort to build a welcoming campus community. 

 

We are not the first collegiate organization to train service animals in campus, as many colleges around the United States work with Assistance Dog International accredited organizations to establish puppy raising and volunteer programs. Campuses like Duke and Yale University have established canine behavior and cognition labs with Canine Companions to improve research on the benefits of service animals. Additionally, these programs allow students to engage in this research, and train, socialize, and even raise service dogs themselves. 

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We have seen first-hand how beneficial service dogs are to people with disabilities, and we would like to assure that the UCLA community greatly benefits from our efforts. 

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Thank you for joining us!