Setting up pups for success
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff March 23 may have been National Puppy Day in the United States, but for one group of dedicated volunteers in Sandpoint, there’s no bad time to celebrate the joys...
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane – full of puppies
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff A plane touched down at Felts Field in Spokane on May 12, carrying arguably the cutest and most valuable packages possible: puppies destined to become service dogs for Canine...
A party all about pups
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Dogs of all kinds make the world a better place. But it could be argued that dogs raised and trained through the nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence may take...
DogFest “Walk and Roll” celebrates service dogs
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Now that we’re in the dog days of summer, it’s high time for a fundraiser supporting our best four-legged causes. Canine Companions for Independence is hosting a fundraiser next...
Falcon graduates and finds a home
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Lilly Mitsui sent Falcon, her third puppy raised to become a service dog, to “graduate school” in the spring. This month, she and her husband flew to Santa...
Falcon goes to graduate school
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Saying goodbye is always hard to do, but for Lilly Mitsui, it’s part of raising puppies. For a year-and-a-half, Mitsui has raised Falcon for Canine Companions, a nationwide company...
The Puppy Whisperer: the benefits for training service dogs for the disabled
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Lilly Mitsui might just be known as the “Puppy Whisperer” from this point forth. She is currently training her third service dog for the disabled. “[My husband] Jim had...
