Canine Partners for Life is a nonprofit organization that raises and trains service and companion do Canine Partners For Life was founded in 1989.
The organization flourished and in 1996 CPL purchased a 45-acre property – an old farm – and expanded further. Today, the facilities include the Marian S. Ware Program Services Center, a state of the art kennel, and training center. Canine Partners for Life is a recognized and highly respected leader in the assistance dog industry. It was one of the first service dog organizations in the world to
be accredited by Assistance Dogs International (ADI) and continually meets the highest standards in the industry. CPL has placed more than 750 service and companion dogs nationwide and provides support to over 200 active teams and 50–70 service dogs in training. Canine Partners For Life (CPL) is a nonprofit organization located in Cochranville, Pennsylvania. CPL trains and places dogs to assist individuals with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities. CPL trains full-service dogs to provide physical assistance to their partner 24 hours a day, both at home and in public environments (for example, individuals with disabilities caused by ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, paralysis, amputation, and more). CPL also places full-service seizure-alert dogs to detect and alert to upcoming seizure activity. Finally, CPL places home-companion dogs with special-needs children or the elderly to work in the home environment. Each dog receives training adapted to meet the specific needs of its human partner. Skills may include how to retrieve items; operate light switches, elevator buttons, door openers; tug a laundry basket and put laundry in/out of the machine; roll someone over in bed to prevent sores; pay cashiers; open and close doors; assist with dressing and un******ng; help an unsteady walker negotiate bumpy terrain or stairs; and a wide variety of other tasks. Just as important, the dogs provide a constant source of love and comfort. Want to know more? Please visit www.k94life.org or phone (610) 869-4902.
Operating as usual
We are pleased to introduce you to Doug the stud! We are hosting this handsome guy for a couple weeks so he can be bred to our female Golden Retriever, Taylor. We are hopeful it will be a successful breeding and we will have a litter of Goldens in early spring! Stay tuned for more updates.
It was an extra special holiday season in the Philadelphia region thanks to “A Philly Special Christmas” the amazing album, produced by Connor Barwin, featuring Philadelphia Eagles players Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson and radio announcer Merrill Reese. This album reached far beyond the Philadelphia region and raised $1.25 million for charity. Along with Children’s Crisis Treatment Center, a total of 2 dozen charities received donations and we are THRILLED to share that Canine Partners for Life was selected to receive a very generous gift as a result of the success of this album! We are so honored and are definitely feeling the Philly love! If you haven’t heard the album yet, check it out at https://phillyspecialchristmas.com/. And we hope you will all be cheering for the Eagles this Sunday at 3pm. GO BIRDS!
To learn more about this album and how it has benefitted many worthy charities, check out this article - https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-eagles-philly-special-christmas-jason-kelce-donation-schools-20230127.html.
If you are interested in trying something new this year and looking for a way to give back to your community, we have opportunities for you! We have several volunteer roles that span from raising our puppies, to assisting with transports, walking our dogs and more!
Lindsay has been raising puppies for CPL since April 2021 and is currently raising her 5th puppy, Adams. Lindsay shared, “I grew up with dogs but my life does not allow me to have my own dog right now so being able to raise CPL puppies fills that space with the very real benefit of helping others at the same time. It is also just amazing to see how people in public (at work, in the grocery store, etc.) respond to the puppies. Even those interactions, however brief, clearly bring a smile to someone's face and may brighten their day. It is also so exciting to see the puppies build their skills. I can only say to others who may be interested in puppy raising that it is hard work but just so fulfilling. I can't wait for one of my puppies to be matched and see how he/she is going to change someone else's life.”
If you are interested in learning more about puppy raising or other volunteer roles we have available, please contact Amanda Walton at [email protected] or 610-869-4902 x229.
Linda is a paraplegic and lives alone so PJ’s physical support is invaluable. PJ retrieves all different kinds of items for Linda and it’s especially helpful after Linda is in bed for the night. PJ can bring Linda her phone, bottle of water and medication. In addition to the physical help PJ provides, she is always a great friend to Linda and since graduating together last summer, these two have been very active! They’ve already been to a Ringo Starr concert, a comedy show, a Christmas festival and a trip to Florida! Linda said, “My daughter left for college this past Fall. I could not have handled the change to being alone without PJ. She is such a big help and she is great company too!”
Everyone say hello to George (formerly Jimmy)! George started his journey with our friends at Humane Animal Partners and was adopted into the CPL family a couple weeks ago. George has started his training in our Prison Puppy Raising Program and has already won over the hearts of everyone at SCI Somerset. We have high hopes for George and his future with CPL!
Is there anything cuter than a cuddly ball of fur? Meet our newest members of the CPL family! These three poodle pups joined our family last week. Say hello to Halo, Mowgli and Bungee. These puppies are all living in volunteer homes where they will learn their house manners, basic obedience, crate training and will spend a lot of time being socialized in public in a variety of environments.
We are always in need of more volunteers willing to open their homes and hearts to our puppies to help prepare them for their future career as a service or home companion dog. If you are interested in learning more about puppy raising, please contact Amanda Walton, at [email protected] or visit https://k94life.org/volunteer/make-a-difference/.
We love any opportunity to work with our local community and we are thrilled to be partnering with the Unionville High School Crew team for “The Frozen Row” a 24-hour Erg-a-Thon! Athletes will be erging for 24 hours to raise money for their team but they have generously offered to donate 15% of funds raised to Canine Partners for Life. The Erg-a-Thon is on Saturday, February 11 beginning at 3pm at the Guidotti House Farm in West Chester, PA. In addition to the athletes erging, there will be co****le, horseshoes, smores and a chili cook-off! CPL representatives and pups will be on-site from 3–7pm. Anyone is welcome to attend and cheer on the athletes! To learn more or make a donation, visit https://unionvillecrew.org/ergathon/.
Say hello to Lindsey Smith, our new Program Manager! Lindsey will help manage our kennel, Prison Puppy Raising Program, Community Puppy Raising Program and will assist with our vet sponsors. Lindsey shared, “I grew up in West Chester, PA and graduated from Temple University. I’ve loved animals from a young age, but my family’s first dog, Petey, an exuberant American Bulldog, is the reason I chose this career. The kind of connection, love, and support a dog can provide is something I want to help give to as many people as possible. I have experience in many different areas including working in veterinary hospitals, service dog training for wounded Veterans, pet obedience and behavior modification, sport dog, and working dog training. I currently live in Malvern, PA with my boyfriend, Ryan, and our three dogs, Echo, Bravo, and Kilo, and our cat, Squints! We love to hike and garden. I am thrilled to be a part of CPL and I can’t wait to get to know every person that’s been a part of this wonderful mission.” Please join us in welcoming Lindsey to the CPL family!
Booth enjoyed visiting with everyone from the HC Opportunity Center!
Our local community has so many unique attractions and yesterday, our trainers and volunteers visited the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania! The staff at the museum were incredibly accommodating as our dogs explored a new location and practiced their service skills around trains, exhibits and other guests.
Photos by Jim Coarse.
CPL is honored to be a recipient of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 BIG grant. The funds received from the chamber will be used for upgrades to our kennel kitchen and grooming room. Thank you, Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce, for investing in our mission!
Happy to invest back in our members!
Congratulations to our 2023 BIG Grant recipients. Our BIG Grant is a micro grant program that we offer our members for use in people, place, promotion or products to enhance their business.
Bellybusters Sub Shoppes, Canine Partners for Life, Chuck W**d - State Farm Agent, Oxford Eagles Club, Howett's Screen Printing & Embroidery, LC Farms PA, Oxford Diamond Divas, Oxford Educational Foundation, Philips Florist Inc., Medic 94 - Southern Chester County EMS, Southern Chester County Sports Center, The Weekly Fight, Woerth It Hollow
We are thrilled to announce that Canine Partners for Life was chosen to receive a 2022 Community Heroes Grant from the Phillies Charities Inc., the charitable arm of the Philadelphia Phillies! CPL was 1 of 40 local charities chosen to receive a $25,000 grant. These funds will help us continue to fulfill our mission of training and providing service and companion dogs to individuals in need. We are honored to be a recipient of this very special grant and look forward to celebrating with the Philadelphia Phillies at a game this Spring!
https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-charities-inc-announces-2022-community-heroes
Here at CPL, we have some dedicated volunteers who walk our dogs in all weather. From the heat of the summer, to the snow in the winter, they are always happy to grab a dog and get some steps in. We know it’s January and it’s cold outside but if you have a dog at home, this is your sign to grab him or her and go for a walk because January is National Walk Your Dog Month! We’d love to see you and your pup so snap a selfie on your walk and leave us a picture in the comments.
Don’t have a dog of your own? You can sign-up to be a volunteer dog walker at CPL! Visit https://k94life.org/volunteer/make-a-difference/ to learn more and fill out an application.
Our kennel dogs spent the holidays in volunteer homes and have made their way back to CPL this week to kick off a new year of training! A big thank you to all of our volunteers who opened up their homes and spoiled these pups over the last few weeks. They enjoyed the long break but are excited to be back to work.
Girl Scout Troop #4559 joined us at CPL for a tour back in October. The girls and their families really enjoyed learning about CPL and meeting a few of our dogs in training so they decided to do a holiday donation drive for us. They collected treats, toys, gentle leaders, crates and more! We are incredibly grateful for their generosity and honored they chose to support CPL. As our dogs returned to the kennel this week from their holiday break, they were thrilled to be greeted with all these new treats and toys! Thank you Troop #4559 for your support and trust in our mission.
Kaggie and Denver have accomplished incredible things during their partnership and thanks to your support they continue to pursue and achieve their dreams, day after day. We encourage you to watch their story and share it with your friends and family.
With your help, we look forward to creating more life-changing partnerships in 2023 while continuing to support our active teams, like Kaggie and Denver.
https://youtu.be/YtCaKoWWZJw
Kaggie and Denver, Fall 2017 Graduates of CPL, share their story. Learn how Denver assists Kaggie on a daily basis and how much the two have accomplished tog...
Happy New Year from your friends at CPL! We hope you have a happy and healthy 2023.
Pictured below is Cheyenne.
Tory Kitchell, a longtime CPL supporter and Board Member, recently wrote and published a cookbook! Tory owned a catering business for many years and has delicious recipes to share. The cookbook is on sale for $30 with ALL proceeds benefitting CPL. We have copies available for purchase at CPL so if you are interested, please give us a call at 610-869-4902 or stop by our office Monday through Friday between 8:30am-4pm. Please note, our office will be closed Monday, January 2nd, for the holiday.
Thank you, Tory, for your incredible generosity. Happy cooking, everyone!
Crystal and Dodger just graduated in November and Dodger has already made a huge impact on Crystal’s life. Crystal shared, “Since being matched with Dodger, I can confidently go to stores, walks, events and more, knowing that he will tell me when I’m starting to have a cardiac episode. He alerts me before I even start having signs that it’s happening, which allows me to get myself into a safe position, and time to try to get my heart rate under control. He forces me to pay attention so I no longer can ignore or pass off the cues that my body gives me. He’s my four legged hero and I can’t imagine life without him now.”
Your support throughout 2022 (and years prior) helped make this partnership possible and we look forward to continuing to change lives, with your help, for many years to come.
As members of the Oxford Area Chamber of Commerce, we were excited to have a visit from Cash, their elf! Cash spent some time with Jojo, one of our service dogs in training, to learn more about CPL and the training process our dogs go through. Thanks, Cash, for visiting CPL!
Meet Jojo! He is a 15 month old puppy in training to be a full service training dog with Canine Partners for Life. CPL is a wonderful local non profit, dedicated to training service dogs, home companion dogs, and residential companion dogs to assist individuals who have a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities. Jojo, you have an incredible life of service ahead of you! Canine Partners for Life
Stumped on a gift for a friend or loved one who seems to have everything? Check out CPL’s new honor cards for a meaningful way to show you care. Give a donation in honor of someone and they’ll receive a card with a photo of a CPL service dog in training notifying them of your generosity in their name. https://k94life.org/give/make-a-gift/
Check out our first painting with pups session! Thanks to winners of the opportunity, George and Jo, for their support on GivingTuesday. Stay tuned for opportunities in 2023 for your chance to paint with CPL pups! (Pup painters: Morgan, Vanilla, and Booth)
Due to weather, CPL will be closed today, Thursday, December 15. Stay safe out there! (Photo: Vanilla)
Thank you Bank of America employees for visiting and volunteering at CPL in 2022 and for your recent donation drive! The pups and staff are so grateful for your generosity and support. CPL's wish list can be found here: https://amzn.to/2ZWvACv. (Photo: BoA employees and Service Dog Laurel).
Can you help find this sweet boy a loving home? The staff at CPL love him SNOW-much, but our wish is that Santa brings him a forever home.
Chief is very quick to learn and loves to work for treats! He is a clever boy who can jump and will require supervision when outside in a fenced in yard. He also prefers to not live with other dogs, as he is also very strong when playing and will need a home without young children.
If you’re interested in or have questions about Chief, please email [email protected]. An adoption application can be found on our website at https://k94life.org/programs/adoption/.
Prep for holiday dogs is underway! Thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who are taking our special pups home this Friday for the holidays. Check out Gronk getting into the holiday spirit!
Don't miss out! This is the final weekend Acadian Wine Company will donate 20% of every bottle sold online (use promo code CPL22). They can ship wine to over 30 states so place your order by this Sunday, December 11th! Check out their website: https://acadianwinecompany.com/.
Lancaster County’s ExtraGive day was an incredible 24-hour event on November 18. The special day supported more than 450 local organizations that impact Lancaster County and CPL was honored to receive $8,905 from 96 generous individuals and businesses. We also won two financial stretch pool prizes, thanks to Lancaster County Community Foundation and GIANT! (Photo: Vanilla)
Thank you to Pine Creek Animal Hospital and Dr. Morris for taking care of Bando this week! Pine Creek Animal Hospital takes care of our kennel dogs with free and discounted care for vaccines, routine checkups and treatments. With their help to keep our dogs in training healthy we are able to place more service and companion dogs. Thank you, to all the staff at Pine Creek! Pictured is Bando.
We are incredibly grateful for all the support that we received last week on GivingTuesday. Because of the generosity of our supporters, we met all of our donor challenges and surpassed our goal for the day. We are thrilled to announce that we have raised over $81,000 so far from almost 200 donors. Thank you to everyone that supported CPL and the individuals that we serve. You have all changed the lives of individuals with disabilities and have made dreams come true! (Photo: Cheyenne)
Patone Cellars has extended their 10% donation to CPL from all food and drink sales today and tomorrow! Visit them at 1051 Wickerton Rd, Landenberg, PA.
Still shopping for the holidays? We're looking ahead and anticipate a great need of treats for the kennel dogs’ return in early January. If you can help get their training off on the right paw in the New Year, check out our Amazon Wish List for treats and other kennel and office needs: https://amzn.to/2ZWvACv. The kennel dogs and staff greatly appreciate your support! And don’t forget to shop through Amazon Smile!
In honor of National Cat Lover's Month we would like to recognize our 3 cats: Raven, Danny and Nelson. They live in the office and kennel and help the dogs in training by desensitizing them to cats and other small animals.
Can you find Danny in the first picture?
We are so excited to announce that we have reached our GivingTuesday goal of $75,000! We are incredibly grateful for all the support that we received on this amazing day! THANK YOU to everyone who supported CPL and the individuals that we serve. You helped unlock all the challenges of the day, including our final $5k, raising our total to $80,000. You have changed the lives of individuals with disabilities and have made dreams come true!
Even though we have reached our goal, GivingTuesday is not over until midnight! If you want to be a part of this great success you can still give at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/cplgt22.
Let’s keep the momentum going! If we receive 10 gifts between 7–8pm, a friend of CPL will contribute an additional $1,000 towards our GivingTuesday campaign. In addition, the first donor to give $100 or more during that hour, will be matched up to $100 by Dr. Kimberly Marucci of Forward and receive a free executive coaching consultation. Leading Forward helps leaders and managers facilitate a higher level of performance for themselves, their teams, and organizations. Now that the work and school day is over, and you’re relaxing around the house, it is a great time to make your gift to CPL. With the help of the CPL community, we can unlock these incredible donor challenges! Please visit https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/cplgt22, to make your gift.
Today has been an incredible day, but it's not over yet! We have raised more than $67,000 and we are 89% of the way to reaching our goal of $75,000! All gifts today help future service and companion dog recipients gain independence and achieve their goals. Remember, when we reach our goal a donor will give us an additional $5k to raise our total to $80k! Visit https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/cplgt22 to help us reach our goal and make this a possibility for others. (Photo: Braver)
CPL Demo Dog, Morgan, helped us randomly pick the winner of today's GivingTuesday Painting with Pups session.
Meet Deanie and Minzi during our Coffee with Graduates & Canines segment!
Make a gift of at least $100 or more online at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/cplgt22, between 12-1pm today and your name will be entered to win an onsite painting session with a CPL pup. Not local? Make it a virtual paint with pups session. Winner will receive a beautiful, one of a kind, 8x10 canvas artwork from a service pup in training! One lucky donor from the hour will be selected and announced on CPL’s social media pages at approximately 2:30pm! Coming up… Coffee w/ Graduates & Canines special video!
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Thank you to those who donated new toys for our kennel dogs! Marie, Cheyenne, and Fritzi are having so much fun playing with their new balls, rings, and sticks together!
CPL demo dog, Alice, helped us randomly pick the winner of today’s GivingTuesday Puppy Naming Raffle. Congratulations to the lucky winner, Endewyn Inzitari! Thank you to everyone who participated!
We are looking for Colin’s forever home! Colin is a 14 month old mixed breed male who we brought into our program several months ago. Recently, it has been decided that this handsome boy would be better suited as a pet. Colin is very strong and energetic, and while he walks well on leash, he would do best with an experienced handler. He is completely housebroken, knows his basic commands, plays well with other dogs, and loves to cuddle like a big puppy. Ideally, the best home for Colin would provide him with a lot of exercise and would not have any children under 12 years old. If you’re interested in meeting him, please reach out to Diane Blenke at [email protected].
Canine Partners For Life (CPL) is a nonprofit organization located in Cochranville, Pennsylvania. CPL trains and places dogs to assist individuals with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities. CPL trains full-service dogs to provide physical assistance to their partner 24 hours a day, both at home and in public environments (for example, individuals with disabilities caused by ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, paralysis, amputation, and more). CPL also places full-service seizure-alert dogs to detect and alert to upcoming seizure activity. Finally, CPL places home-companion dogs with special-needs children or the elderly to work in the home environment. Each dog receives training adapted to meet the specific needs of its human partner. Skills may include how to retrieve items; operate light switches, elevator buttons, door openers; tug a laundry basket and put laundry in/out of the machine; roll someone over in bed to prevent sores; pay cashiers; open and close doors; assist with dressing and un******ng; help an unsteady walker negotiate bumpy terrain or stairs; and a wide variety of other tasks. Just as important, the dogs provide a constant source of love and comfort. Want to know more? Please visit www.k94life.org or phone (610) 869-4902.
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