By Bailey CorleyIn 2013, Lori Breece, a manager at United Disabilities Services (UDS), was working with a family. The child wanted a service dog and upfront UDS has each of their clients pay $5,000.Somehow she had heard about Canines for Disabled Kids (CDK). Lori said, “ I reached outto Kristin...
CDK For You
From Scholarship Recipient to Board of Directors
By Megan Waceken
Erica Way is a valued member of the Canines for Disabled Kids Board of Directors. Her bond with the CDK organization goes back to when she was a young teen. “I have a soft spot for them. They’ve helped me in the past,” she said. It was...
Mike Murphy’s Ride
By Bailey Corley
Mike Murphy became a CDK board member in October of 2017 and has been involved with them ever since. Mike got involved with CDK by meeting one of their former employees who was doing development work at a chamber of commerce event. They started talking. Mike’s first...
What CDK Means to Others
By Bethany Tabb
Canines for Disabled Kids (CDK) is all about giving back. Executive Director Kristin Hartnesshas made sure of this. Not only do they give back to families and children in need, but to thelocal communities as well. They strive to increase the independence for children and familiesin need...
Within a Partnering Organization
By Megan Waceken
Deb Tack is a director in the Susquehanna Service Dogs organization (SSD). SSD raises,trains, and places service dogs that assist individuals with disabilities. “I just love what a dogcan do for a person,” Deb said. Her first experience with SSD was with her daughter Katie.“When we found...
So You Think You Want To Train Your Own Service Dog
So You Think You Want to Train Your Own Service Dog…
By Kristin Hartness, Canines for Disabled Kids & Service DogPartner
published in: So You Think You Want to Train Your Own Service Dog… (abilities.com) April 2023
Almost every week someone asks me if their personal dog can betrained as...
2023 OTE HIGHLIGHTS
We had a great time this year at Over The Edge 2023!
We wanted to share, so we spent some time collecting some highlights! Enjoy!
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