Early Alert Canines

04/25/2025

Team Training: ✅ Next stop—home! 🏡🐾
After hands-on training with our dedicated staff, EAC Sheldon and EAC Bryce are heading home with their new partners to begin the next phase of their journey together. 💙
These teams have built a strong foundation during their time at Early Alert Canines, and now they’ll continue growing that partnership in the real world. Over the coming months, they’ll meet regularly with our team, working toward key milestones as they move closer to graduation. 🎓
We are so proud of the progress they’ve made already and can’t wait to see how these new partnerships blossom with continued training, trust, and teamwork. 🐶✨
Stay tuned as we follow their journey—there’s so much more to come!

04/24/2025

🐾 Puppy Outing! 🐾 Our youngest pups in training, EAC Thelma and EAC Louise, recently took a trip to The Veranda in Concord for a fun and valuable training outing—and they did a wonderful job! 💙🐶

These kinds of real-world outings are essential for socialization, helping our future Diabetic Alert Dogs get comfortable with new sights, sounds, smells, and experiences. From walking calmly through crowds to settling near outdoor dining, Thelma and Louise showed curiosity, focus, and lots of tail wags along the way! 🛍️🍽️✨

We’re so proud of these two and the solid start they’re getting on their journey to becoming life-changing service dogs. Stay tuned as they grow, learn, and take on more adventures together! 💫

04/23/2025

🐾 Spotlight on EAC Knight 🐾

Meet EAC Knight, our one and only facility dog, who is making a powerful impact every day at the school where he works alongside his handler, Jill. 💙📚

During his training at Early Alert Canines, it became clear that while medical alert work wasn’t quite the right fit, Knight had a special gift: connecting deeply with people—especially kids. Becoming a facility dog turned out to be his perfect path.

Knight brings unconditional love, comfort, and joy to students and staff alike. His calming presence has helped students who rarely smile open up, and he’s even built trust with those who were once fearful of dogs. 🐶✨

Jill shares that Knight has a unique ability to sense when students are stressed. With gentle nudges and warm eyes, he invites them to engage, helping ease anxiety and spark moments of connection. Even students who don’t actively interact with him can’t help but smile when he’s nearby.

Knight’s work is a beautiful reminder that every dog has a path—and his is all about healing hearts, one paw at a time. 🐾💛

04/17/2025

🐶 Crates: A Safe & Happy Place 🐾

At Early Alert Canines, crates are an important part of how we raise and care for our service dogs and puppies in training—and here’s why!

Crates provide a safe, cozy space that taps into a dog’s natural denning instincts. From puppyhood, we use positive reinforcement to help our dogs associate their crate with calm, comfort, and security. With patience and consistency, it becomes a place they want to be!

Whether it's a mid-day nap, a quiet break, or a safe space, our dogs learn that their crate is their own peaceful retreat. 💤🐾

By the time they’re working adults, our dogs are happy and relaxed in their kennels, knowing it’s a trusted and familiar part of their routine. Crate training isn’t just about structure—it’s about setting our dogs up for success and well-being at every stage of their journey. 💙

04/16/2025

A huge THANK YOU to for being the incredible emcee at our 2025 Graduation Banquet & Benefit Concert! 🎤✨

Marcus brought energy, heart, and so much joy to the evening—helping us celebrate our graduates, honor our supporters, and highlight the life-changing work our Diabetic Alert Dogs do every day.

We’re so grateful for his presence and the way he helped make the night unforgettable. Pictured here with EAC staff members Kat, Alysia, Beth, Liz, and Carol, we couldn’t have asked for a better host to help us mark such a meaningful occasion.

Thank you, Marcus, for being part of the EAC family! 💙🐾

04/15/2025

Big week for EAC Bryce! 🐾💙 Bryce is currently in Team Training with his new partner, taking the final steps before beginning his official journey as a Diabetic Alert Dog. After two weeks of hands-on work with our staff, he’ll head home to continue building his bond and begin working toward graduation.

Bryce originally came to us from our incredible partner organization, Northeast Campus. We’re so proud to be part of his story and grateful for the collaboration that helped shape him into the confident, attentive, and loving service dog he is today. We can’t wait to watch this new team grow together! 🐶✨

04/13/2025

We had a blast at UC Davis Picnic Day!
EAC Cort and EAC Scarlett were proud to represent Early Alert Canines while connecting with the community, spreading awareness about Type 1 Diabetes, and sharing the life-saving work of Diabetic Alert Dogs. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello!

04/12/2025

🌟 Volunteer of the Year: Cathy! 🌟

Behind every well-prepared service dog is someone who poured their heart into the earliest days — and for several puppies in EAC's Puppy Raising Program, that someone is Cathy.

She’s been a steady presence in our training classes, showing up with a warm smile and a willing heart. From helping raise Amy, Bernadette, and now Thelma, to loving on every puppy (or adult dog!) who passes through our doors, Cathy has left her mark on them all. 🐶💛

We are thrilled to honor her as our Volunteer of the Year — a small token of thanks for the huge difference she makes!

04/11/2025

🐾 Update on EAC Howard 🐾

We have a special update to share about our beloved service dog-in-training, Howard. After careful assessment and plenty of love and guidance, we’ve decided that Howard is ready for a career change. 💙

While he won’t be continuing on the path to becoming a Diabetic Alert Dog, we’re thrilled to share that Howard has found his forever home with a wonderful family who absolutely adores him! 🏡🐶

Howard’s new chapter will be filled with affection, playtime, and a whole lot of tail wags. He may not be wearing a working vest, but he’s still making a difference—bringing joy and love to the hearts of those around him.

Thank you to everyone who supported Howard throughout his journey. We’re so grateful for the role you played in his story and know that he’ll thrive in his new home.

Wishing Howard a lifetime of happiness in this next adventure! 🌟🐾❤️

04/09/2025

A full-circle moment for Team EAC! 🐾💙 EAC Sheldon is in Team Training this week with his new partner, and what makes this milestone extra special is that he’s the very first puppy from our own puppy raising program to reach this point! Watching Sheldon grow from a tiny pup into a fully trained Diabetic Alert Dog has been an incredible journey—and now, he's stepping into his official role, ready to bring safety, independence, and life-saving support to his new partner. We are beyond proud of him and deeply grateful to everyone who helped make this moment possible—from his dedicated puppy raisers to our amazing trainers, supporters and fosters. Here’s to new beginnings and big dreams coming true! 🐶✨

04/09/2025

What an unforgettable night! 🎉💙Our 2025 Graduation, Banquet & Benefit Concert was a beautiful celebration of growth, community, and impact—and we’re thrilled to share that the event was a huge success!

We proudly graduated four incredible teams, all of whom received successor dogs—marking the next chapter in their journeys with their second Early Alert Canines partner. Witnessing these meaningful transitions reminded us of the lasting relationships and life-changing work our dogs provide year after year. 🐶✨

To top it all off, thanks to the generosity of our amazing supporters, we reached our fundraising goal! 🎯💛

A heartfelt thank you to our clients, attendees, volunteers, staff, and donors! Your energy, love, and dedication made this night truly special—and continue to drive our mission forward every day. Pictured here in the first photo is volunteer Eva and EAC Scarlett. Picture two is volunteers Eva and Paige along with EAC Louise. The last picture is of volunteer Diane and EAC Jada.

Here’s to the new graduates, a night full of music and memories, and the incredible community that makes it all possible! 🎶🐾

04/06/2025

04/04/2025

🎸🐶 Don't Stop Believin'... in the Power of EAC Dogs! 🌊🌴

Graduation is TOMORROW—and while our rockstar teams are ready to take the stage, you can still be part of the celebration! Even if you can’t join us in person, you can still support EAC:

🌺 Win a week in paradise! Grab your raffle tickets for a dream Hawaii getaway.
💻 Our silent auction is OPEN! You don’t have to be local to bid—many of our auction items can be mailed straight to the winners!

So take a faithful leap and support our life-changing teams! Check it all out here: https://event.auctria.com/eeff53df-6e6b-4bb4-99f0-ca5063b35c28/aa6cd270-8751-11e9-a741-3fcfcb35cbb0

04/03/2025

EAC’s very own Scarlett is lending a paw with auction prep! 🐾🎸🎁 We’ve got some rockin' finds up for bid, and the link is OPEN NOW! Don’t miss your chance to snag awesome items while supporting our mission!

Check out the link in the comments to begin bidding!

04/02/2025

🎉 Our Silent Auction for the Graduation Event is officially LIVE! We've curated amazing baskets filled with family fun, adventures, experiences, dog-related goodies, and more! 🐾🎢🎁 There’s something for everyone, and now is your chance to bid on these exciting prizes!

You can place your bids online—so no matter where you are, you won’t miss out on the chance to win these incredible baskets! Get in on the action today and support a great cause while scoring some awesome prizes! 💙

🖱Link is in the comments!!

04/01/2025

✨ Where Are They Now? – Matt & EAC Yoyo 🐾 As we prepare for Graduation 2025, we’re reflecting on the journeys of past graduates, like Matt & EAC Yoyo! Their bond has been truly life-changing, and Matt shares: "Yoyo and I have been doing great together. We're coming up on the end of my senior year of college at Rose-Hulman, and we've gotten to explore a wide variety of places together. He's gotten to run experiments in wind tunnels, go on lots of hikes, begrudgingly learned to love the snow, and so much more. He's become a minor celebrity at school with more and more people knowing who he is and what he does. He even had a professional artist at school paint a portrait of him! Yoyo and I couldn't be more grateful to EAC, and he's made such a huge impact on my life!" 💙🐶

Come celebrate this year’s graduates and support future teams! Get your tickets now for our Graduation & Benefit Concert!🎟️🎶

🖱Click to get your tickets: https://www.earlyalertcanines.org/graduation

03/31/2025

It's important to remember that only service dogs are allowed in public locations where pets are restricted. 🐾💙 This helps ensure a safe and distraction-free environment for our service dogs and their handlers. For the safety of everyone, it’s especially crucial that pet dogs remain on leash when out and about. An off-leash pet can create dangerous situations for our clients and their hardworking service dogs. Let’s all work together to respect these spaces and keep everyone safe. 🙏