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Blue Ridge Assistance Dogs

  • Contact: Lydia Wade.
  • Address: 11215 Dumfries Rd.; Manassas, VA 20112.
  • Phone: (703) 369-5878.
  • Email: BLRDGHOPE@AOL.COM.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Mobility.
  • Services Provided: Multiple disabilities, Own animal, Take donations, Children (based on maturity of child).
  • Comments: Provide services in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia.
Canine Hearing Companions, Inc.
  • Contact: Debra Schaser-Graef, Executive Director.
  • Address: 247 E. Forest Grove Rd.; Vineland, NJ 08360.
  • Phone: (856) 696-3668.
  • TTY: (856) 696-3433.
  • Fax: (856) 696-5405.
  • Email: chcheardog@aol.com.
  • Web site: hometown.aol.com/chcheardog/index.html.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Hearing, Seizure, Psychiatric, Other (see comments).
  • Services Provided: Own animal, Take donations, Test & provide ID, Children (based on maturity of child).
  • Comments: Provide services in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Also trains dogs to signal alerts for diabetes and angina.
Dog Ears & Paws, Inc.
  • Contact: Debbie Winkler or Lee Rudolph.
  • Address: PO Box 688; Owings Mills, MD 21117.
  • Phone: (410) 655-2858.
  • TDD: (410) 655-2858.
  • Fax: (410) 795-6932.
  • Email: Debbie@YOURCOMPANIONS.COM.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Hearing, Mobility, Seizure, Psychiatric.
  • Services Provided: Own animal, Train handler, Test & provide ID, Apprenticeship, Children (10 yrs).
  • Comments: Train dogs, cats, some birds. Provide services in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
K-9 Partners
  • Contact: Lynn D. Hoover, LICSW.
  • Address: 505 Timber Lane; Jefferson Hills, PA 15025.
  • Phone: (412) 384-2677.
  • Fax: (610) 756-6100.
  • Email: jlrhoover@attbi.com.
  • Web site: www.k-9partners.com.
  • Disabilities Animals Are Trained For: Hearing, Mobility, Psychiatric.
  • Services Provided: Multiple disabilities, Own animal, Train Handler, Test & provide ID, Children (all ages).
  • Comments: Provide services in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. We work with owners/handlers to train their dogs to the maximum level wanted, with consideration for what each dog is capable of achieving. Comprehensive evalautions, collaborative health care.

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Inclusion on this web site does not constitute endorsement by Delta Society, nor does omission imply disapproval.

The purpose of this web site is to inform members and friends of Delta Society about certain resources that may be available. There may be other programs available in your area that are not listed here. Because Delta Society has no control over the services provided and no mechanism for judging or verifying the competence of the individuals or organizations listed herein (the "listed entities"), no attempt has been made to evaluate the listed entities or exclude unsuitable entities from this web site. The listing of any entity herein does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Delta Society, and Delta Society hereby disclaims all responsibility and liability with respect to the performance or nonperformance of any services by any listed entity. Every effort was made to ensure that the information herein was accurate at the time of posting; Delta assumes no responsibility for any changes made by individual businesses.