Join Canine Companions Southeast Region for National Service Dog Month, With a Special Invitation to Meet Service Dogs and Dogs in Training and Learn About Their Life-Changing Impact
WHAT: Canine Companions is celebrating National Service Dog Month with a special invitation for media to their Southeast Region Training Center. Media will have the unique opportunity to learn about the journey from puppy to service dogs, capture training demonstrations, meet service dogs and dogs in professional training and interview graduates of the program and Canine Companions staff.
WHEN: Friday, September 19, 2025. Check-in at 9:30am. Media event from 10am-12pm.
Itinerary:
10am – Remarks from Canine Companions Southeast Region Executive Director Cathy Rodgers
10:10am – Presentation of National Service Dog Month proclamation from Orange County
10:15am – Future Service Dog training demonstrations with professional instruction staff
10:45am – 12pm – Interview opportunities, campus tours and b-roll filming opportunities:
- Army Veteran Angie with Service Dog Hansen
- Cristina Saint-Blancard with Service/Hearing Dog Yani (Spanish-speaking)
- Jack with his father Jeremy and Service Dog Charlie
- Available staff will include Executive Director, Program Director and Training Staff
WHERE: Canine Companions Southeast Region – 8150 Clarcona Ocoee Road, Orlando, FL 32818
HOW: National Service Dog Month is a month-long celebration honoring the hard work and life-changing impact service dogs make on people with disabilities every day. To meet the PROS, learn more about the different types of service dogs and their jobs, service dog etiquette and to join in the celebration, visit https://canine.org/service-dogs/service-dog-month/.
WHO: National nonprofit Canine Companions is celebrating 50 years of empowering people with disabilities to live with greater independence. Canine Companions invented the concept of the modern service dog in 1975 and has since placed more than 8,300 expertly trained dogs at no cost to clients, entirely supported by donations. Today, as America’s first and largest provider of service dogs, Canine Companions leverages seven training center locations across the country to serve adults, children and veterans with disabilities as well as professionals working in health care, law enforcement and educational settings in all 50 states. The Southeast Region Training Center in Orlando, FL serves a seven-state region of the Southeastern United States. Volunteer, donate and learn more at www.canine.org.
