Canine Partners of the Rockies

It's Raining Pups at Canine Partners

2011-02-07T10:08:00.002-07:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies has had the good fortune of receiving several puppy donations in the last couple of months. In December CaPR received Alpine and Buckley, both yellow labs. Both of them have been placed with puppy raisers and are coming along in the training program. In January CaPR received a donation of three beautiful golden retriever puppies which have been named Daisy, Dolores, and Denver. So far only Dolores has been placed with puppy raisers. If you or someone you know would be interested in being a volunteer puppy raiser please check out our website for more information at http://www.caninepartnersoftherockies.org/ or call 303-364-9040.

Another New Puppy Just in Time for the Holidays

2010-12-20T10:48:00.000-07:00

Barb Randle of Remington Labs donated a 12 week old male yellow lab to Canine Partners just in time for the holidays. Buckley, as he has been named, is starting out with Joyce Thielen until he is placed with a volunteer puppy raiser. Many thanks for Barb for donating Buckley to our organization!

Welcome the Y Puppies!!

2010-11-30T10:43:00.001-07:00

Much thanks to Stephen Vansickle of Albuquerque who donated four beautiful black lab puppies to Canine Partners of the Rockies in October. We also thank John & Joyce Thielen and Bob & Shawn Kinney who flew to New Mexico in the their plane to pick up the puppies. Pictured from left to right are John, Bob, Joyce and Shawn. The Y puppies have been named Yeti and Yampa (the girls) and Yankee and Yolo (the boys). All have been placed with puppy raisers and have begun their training.

Happy Thanksgiving from Alpine - our newest service puppy!!

2010-11-24T13:34:00.000-07:00

Much thanks to the Gross family of Summit County who donated our newest service puppy today! Alpine is an 8 week old female yellow Labrador Retriever. She is adorable and energetic and will soon be placed with a volunteer puppy raiser. Happy Thanksgiving from Alpine and everyone at Canine Partners of the Rockies!!

Three New Puppies at Canine Partners of the Rockies!!

2010-10-11T10:50:00.001-06:00

We have three new puppies in the puppy raising program at Canine Partners of the Rockies! Wheeler and Wazee are two male black lab puppies born on July 15, 2010. Vail is a female labradoodle (mix of labrador retriever and standard poodle) born on July 10, 2010. All three have been placed with puppy raisers and have started attending puppy classes. Pictures are attached all three. Since several of the older puppies have either gone off to advanced training or are about to, its great to have some new pups entering the program. Check out the pictures of Wheeler, Wazee and Vail!

Learn more about our fundraiser, Bow Ties & Tails, at http://www.bowtiesandtails.org
Learn more about Canine Partners of the Rockies at http://www.caninepartnersoftherockies.org

Check out this interview of the author of Raising Ruby

2010-08-19T10:09:00.002-06:00

Check out the intreview and then please vote for Raising Ruby for best cause related blog!http://blog.pawscoop.com/2010/08/18/pawscoop-pet-blogger-interview-series-raising-ruby/

Check out this interview of Linda Port, our Program Director

2010-08-18T09:49:00.000-06:00

Click on the link to read the interview of Linda Port, our Program Director.
http://www.upforpups.org/

Bow Ties & Tails Needs Your Silent Auction Donations!

2010-08-11T10:28:00.000-06:00

Do you own a second home in the mountains or some other location? Do you have a unique talent or service you can provide? Do you own your own business? Do you have businesses in the Denver area that you regularly patronize? All of these things can become a great silent auction item for Bow Ties & Tails:

* Offer a weekend stay at your vacation home.

* Offer an item or serviice that you can provide, i.e. arts and crafts, music or voice lessons, foreign language lessons, trip planning expertise, cooking lesson, pet sitting, dog training, the possibilities are endless.

* If you own your own business or have a family member or close friend who does, ask them if they would offer a gift certificate or item for the silent auction.

* Ask businesses that you regularly patronize if they would offer an item or gift certificate for the silent auction. Don't leave out the big box chain stores. Many of those chains will donate to a local charity - just ask.

Please contact Jim at the Canine Partners of the Rockies office at 303-364-9040 or jim@caninepartnersoftherockies.org for a donation form or any other information you might need.

Thank you for your loyal support!

Canine Partners of the Rockies

http://www.caninepartnersoftherockies.org/

http://www.bowtiesandtails.org/

Bow Ties & Tails - October 23, 2010

2010-07-29T13:51:00.000-06:00

Dear Canine Partners Supporter:

Things are really happening at Canine Partners of the Rockies (CaPR)! Bow Ties and Tails—this year’s major CaPR fundraiser on October 23, 2010, is moving right along. For all dedicated puppy raisers, advanced trainers, puppy sitters, general volunteers, and office staff, this is a great chance to further CaPR’s mission—and have a lot of fun doing it!

Bow Ties & Tails will include cooking demonstrations by a local celebrity chef, delicious hors d’oeuvres, and tasty wine. The excitement continues with a string quartet, and silent and live auctions. Look for our “Doggie Bag” sales, a $20 blind purchase. (CaPR guarantees that the contents of every Doggie Bag will have a value of at least $20.00 for you and your favorite pooch.)

Guests at the event also have the chance to win a large-capacity washer and dryer with our own “Bow Ties & Tails” version of bobbing for apples—guests purchase one or more $20 “chances” -- numbered tennis balls. At the end of the evening, a dog will “pick” the winning tennis ball from a baby pool full of “chances!”

But, to make this event work as a major fund-raiser for CaPR (and fun time for all), we need your help to start accumulating items for the auctions and doggie bags. Could you ask your favorite merchants, your friends, your neighbors for donations to this wonderful cause? Hard goods are great for display in the silent auction; think about sports tickets, rounds of golf, time shares, and gift cards. People also tend to bid well on items such gift baskets, colorful art, jewelry, pottery, etc. “Smaller-ticket” items (such as magnets, note pads) may be used for the Doggie Bags or grouped together in an attractive basket by Committee members.

Here’s another option: if you aren’t comfortable asking for auction items, you may want to donate something yourself. When you purchase an item and donate it to CaPR, the purchase price of the donated item is 100% tax deductible (as always, check with your tax professional!) Please call DeAnn Reher, Auction Chair, to arrange pick up or delivery of auction and Doggie Bag items.

We’ve attached four PDF files with information about Bow Ties & Tails.

One form explains the event and how you can help. Another form is for you to complete and turn in with each donation you collect. The others forms contain information about event sponsorships and ticket purchasing. Please print as many of these as you need!

Also, the Bow Ties & Tails website, www.bowtiesandtails.org, is up and running. Please ask donors and guests alike to visit the site. Attendees can make reservations online or complete the “Purchase Tickets” form (one of the attached forms you’re receiving) and mail it to the CaPR office with payment. Be sure to spread the word so we have a full house for the evening with plenty of items for the auctions and Doggie Bags.! Everyone will enjoy a fun evening while supporting a local charity that serves Colorado residents.

Please spread the word about Bow Ties & Tails far and wide! CaPR is only able to continue its good work because of the great people like you who are involved with our organization. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Please call the Canine Partners office, 303-364-9040 with questions about the evening.

Thank you so much,

Canine Partners of the Rockies Bow Ties & Tails Committee

Micki Elliot

Amy Finch

Rene Green

Lauren Klopfenstein

Linda Port

DeAnn Reher, Auction Chair, 303-885-5275

Joyce Thielen, Sponsorship Chair, 303-981-6413

Lynne Thielen

Taylor - Our Newest Puppy in Training

2010-07-12T10:57:00.000-06:00

Our newest puppy in training is Taylor. Taylor is a 12 week old female chocolate lab. She was donated by James and Kathy Osborne of Buena Vista. We are very grateful for their donation. Taylor is staying temporarily with Carol Padlick until a puppy raiser is assigned.

2010-06-09T11:59:00.000-06:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies

at Old South Gaylord St. Festival

Pet Portraits Help Canine Partners of the Rockies

2010-03-10T12:25:00.000-07:00

Get a portrait of your pet and help Canine Partners of the Rockies.

Check it out at http://www.beckerpaints.com/Featured_Rescue.html

Hudson, In Advanced Training

2010-03-02T12:52:00.000-07:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies has several amazing service dogs that are currently in Advanced Training. After the puppy lives with a volunteer Puppy Raiser for about 18 months, the puppy will go on to Advanced Training to strengthen their basic skills and add some advanced skills that may be useful for someone with a disability. Hudson is a very special dog that has been in Advanced Training for about two months. He has a very sweet personality and temperament.

Here is a picture of him as a puppy.

Here are some pictures of Hudson, with his reading buddy.

Campaign Fundraising for CaPR

2010-03-02T12:30:00.001-07:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies is now participating in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) and the Colorado Combined Campaign (CCC) to help raise funds for Canine Partners through government employee giving programs. Last January, CaPR attended a CFC event and was awarded $1,000 from iCAN! This generous donation and many others are contributed by government employees who choose to donate to our organization.

For several months CaPR travels to many different government offices and facilities to present to employees what we do and talk about our mission. The employees can choose to donate to a variety of charities that are also involved in this program.

If you are a Federal employee and would like to donate to Canine Partners through your employer our CFC number is 22961, and if you work for the State of Colorado our number is 3424. To schedule a presentation for your office or facility, please call 303.364.9040. We would love to visit your work too!

Thank You, Puppy Raisers

2010-02-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies thanks our volunteer Puppy Raisers for all of the hard work they give to our organization. The financial and physical responsibility of raising a puppy is a true gift, not to mention all of the hours upon hours of training with their puppy everyday! The gift that these raisers give to the organization is so wonderful and when the puppy becomes a service dog for someone with a disability, this gift is so much more. It is a Gift of Independence!

Pups in training class

Blair, Boyd and Bennett, with their Puppy Raisers

More training in class, working with distractions

Olga and her raisers

Perry with her raiser

Emma and her raiser
Poppy with her raisers

Meet Some Canine Partners

2010-02-15T16:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some of our CaPR Graduates

Nicole & Jack

Shon & Rio

Frank & Ranger

Josh & Rico

Amy & Lowry

Justin & Rocky

Anita & Blanca

Cal & Tristan

If you are a Colorado resident interested in applying for a service dog to help with limited mobility, please visit our website to learn more http://caninepartnersoftherockies.org/apply-for-a-service-dog.html. Canine Partners of the Rockies places highly skilled service dogs to help with activities of daily living to give people more independence in their lives. CaPR dogs are trained to assist with opening doors, turning on light switches, picking up dropped items, and much more!

Want to Change a Life? Raise A Puppy!

2010-02-15T15:52:00.000-07:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies (CaPR) is currently looking for volunteers to raise puppies to become service dogs for people with disabilities.

The base requirements for puppy raisers include physically and financially caring for the puppy for 18 months and attending scheduled training classes with other puppy raisers.

A service dog can mean the difference between dependence and independence for a person with a disability.

Raise a service dog. It's fun. It's rewarding. It's giving the gift of independence.

IMMEDIATELY NEEDING a puppy raiser for a 10 month old service dog in training.

Please call 303.364.9040 to learn more.

Bridget's Puppies

2010-02-15T15:31:00.000-07:00

Last May, Canine Partners of the Rockies whelped a litter of future service dogs. Bridget, a beautiful Golden Retriever, was "borrowed" from another organization and was transported to Colorado to have a litter for CaPR. The stud was an equally handsome Black Labrador Retriever named Jammer. CaPR welcomed a litter of nine pups! Seven of them were placed in CaPR's puppy raising program to be trained. These puppies are all still in our training program and have grown so much! We look forward to seeing these pups in training become a Canine Partner to someone with a disability, so they can help with opening doors, turning on light switches, helping them get dressed, and much more.

Visit Bridget's Puppies blog at http://www.bridgetpuppies.blogspot.com/ to see how these young puppies developed and began stimulation training early on.

Serving Beer to Help CaPR

2010-02-15T15:18:00.001-07:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies is always looking for great ways to help fundraise for our organization. Last September, CaPR was lucky enough to participate again in Denver's Oktoberfest in Larimer Square. Here are some of our volunteers helping to serve beer to raise funds for CaPR. Every summer, we try to participate in several of these fun events to help raise money. Visit our website or call our office at 303.364.9040 to learn more about how you can volunteer at one of our events!

Romeo, Oh Romeo?

2010-02-03T10:09:00.000-07:00

One of our service pups-in-training, Romeo, came to Canine Partners of the Rockies for a visit and met our "office dog"... Can you tell which is the "real" loverboy?

Growing CaPR Pups

2010-01-28T13:27:00.001-07:00

Here are some recent pictures of a few of our puppies in training to become service dogs.

Notch and his Puppy Raiser at the Denver Zoo.

Service dog in training -Poppy - getting some supplies (and exposure) at the Home Depot.

Palmer, enjoying Winter in the rockies

Pups Raven & Quinn

If you would like to learn more about our Puppy Raising program please call our office at 303.364.9040.

Canine Partners of the Rockies - Be a Volunteer!

2009-07-23T11:15:00.000-06:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies relies on passionate and enthusiastic volunteers to help with our mission of raising, training, and placing service dogs with Colorado residents with disabilities. We have a broad range of volunteer opportunities available.

Do you love puppies? Then Puppy Raising or Puppy Sitting may be for you! Puppy Raisers provide a nurturing foster home for a Canine Partners of the Rockies’ puppy from the age of 2 – 18 months. The Puppy Raiser teaches basic commands, provides socialization, and accepts expenses related to the puppy such as food and veterinary care, which are tax deductible.

A Puppy Sitter cares for a Canine Partners of the Rockies puppy for the periods of time a Puppy Raiser is unavailable. There is no financial responsibility involved and you can choose the commitment -- assignments can last from one day to several weeks.

If you enjoy being outdoors and meeting people, Canine Partners of the Rockies participates in many fun community events, such as the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and Oktoberfest. Spend some time chatting about our organization and hanging out with great people and great dogs!

If you have a talent for making handcrafted items, please ask us how you can participate for Canine Partners of the Rockies at Tagawa Garden’s annual Holiday Gifts for Pets and their People event.

We always need people with special skills. Let us know how you can help. Give us a call at 303.364.9040 or vis

Raising a Puppy for Canine Partners of the Rockies

2009-07-15T10:23:00.000-06:00

At Canine Partners of the Rockies, we place highly skilled Service Dogs with mobility limited Colorado residents. Our future Service Dogs come into our program at two to three months of age and are usually donated by generous breeders. Canine Partners primarily uses Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers. Just like children, puppies need a warm, nurturing home to help them grow and achieve their potential, so our cuddly fur-babies are welcomed into the arms of Canine Partners Puppy Raisers. A Puppy Raiser is a volunteer who accepts the commitment of providing a positive environment, financial care, and a loving home for the puppy’s first year and a half. After approximately 18 months with a Puppy Raiser, a puppy is ready to be evaluated for entrance into Advanced Training where he will then continue on the path to becoming a successful working partner for a person with a disability.

Puppies and their Raisers attend semi-monthly puppy training classes at Canine Partners of the Rockies, where they work on key commands such as “here” and “stay” and begin to learn some of the specialized tasks they'll need to perform as service dogs. But one of the most important aspects of the puppy raising experience is socialization. To help puppies become accustomed to the various situations they may encounter as service dogs, Puppy Raisers take their puppies virtually everywhere – to the movies, on airplane flights, and walking down crowded city streets. Puppies need to be exposed to dogs and cats, adults and children, loud noises, machinery, elevators, and new smells and sounds.

Canine Partners of the Rockies' Puppy Raisers are very giving people; their selfless dedication to their puppies enables Canine Partners of the Rockies to provide devoted and reliable adult working dogs to people who need canine partners to assist them with the challenges of daily life. If you are interested in finding out more about Puppy Raising for Canine Partners of the Rockies, please call 303-364-9040 or visit caninepartnersoftherockies.org.

One Person. One Dog. Partners in Life. Canine Partners of the Rockies.

2009-06-25T14:05:00.000-06:00

Canine Partners of the Rockies' mission is to raise, train and place highly skilled service dogs with mobility limited Colorado residents to facilitate their independence. We also educate the public about the role service dogs play in the lives of people with disabilities. Canine Partners primarily uses Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers.

Canine Partners of the Rockies service dogs assist with everyday tasks that many take for granted, such as opening a door, switching on a light, or picking up a dropped item. Our service dogs perform these important tasks with "dogged" determination and unconditional love. A Canine Partners service dog is much more than a helpful, loving companion to a person with a disability. A Canine Partners service dog is a partner in life!

Canine Partners of the Rockies is dedicated to using humane and positive training methods to produce gentle, responsive, highly-skilled service dogs with an unyielding desire to work. Overall, the process takes two years of love, nurturing and rigorous training which is provided by our team of dedicated volunteer Puppy Raisers and Advanced Trainers. To learn more, visit caninepartnersoftherockies.org or call 303-364-9040.