Early Alert Canines

12/02/2025

Today is ❤ With the merge with Canine Companions, we have a $30K donation match, thanks to Eukanuba! 🐾

Make every dollar count DOUBLE and help provide more to people with disabilities - at no cost!

Visit canine.org/giveindependence25 to make a gift.

This holiday season, your gift directly helps more people receive Canine Companions service and facility dogs with ongoing follow-up services – completely free of charge.

11/30/2025

Act early and make a difference - your gift today will count for ! 💛💙 Instead of hunting for deals, invest in a cause that makes an impact on a person for a lifetime.✨

Now, as part of Canine Companions, EVERY DOLLAR you give helps more children, adults and lead their lives with the greatest gift - a provided at no cost. 🐕‍🦺

🎁Make a difference now: canine.org/giveindependence25


GivingTuesday

11/28/2025

🖤🐾This Black Friday, stop scrolling for deals — celebrate Black LAB Friday instead! 💛💙

Every dollar you give helps match Black Lab (yellow and golden, too!) — completely free of charge — to people with disabilities. With the merge with Canine Companions, we're able to help communities beyond people living with insulin-dependent diabetes.

Make every dollar count towards a mission that makes a difference!

🐕‍🦺Donate today: canine.org/giveindependence25

11/27/2025

Happy ! 🦃 As we gather with friends and family today, we're grateful that Early Alert Canines has merged with Canine Companions, expanding our family! We're thrilled to now provide our expertise by providing life-saving for people with insulin-dependent diabetes for both our communities. ❤️✨

Thank you to our incredible — our volunteers, puppy raisers, fosters, clients, donors and supporters — who make our mission possible every single day. 💛💙

Because of you, we’re able to place life-changing service dogs, completely free of charge, to those who need them most. 🐕‍🦺

From all of us - staff, puppies, service dogs, facility dogs and therapy dogs - at Early Alert Canines and Canine Companions, we wish you a day filled with gratitude, good company and maybe a few extra treats!

➡Learn more about Canine Companions: canine.org

11/20/2025

Behind every successful service dog is a community of love, time, and care — and our incredible fosters are at the heart of it all. 💛

Meet Nancy, one of our dedicated long-term fosters, and Pam with her service dog EAC Sheldon, who will officially graduate in April 2025! 🎓🐕

Fosters like Nancy open their homes (and hearts) to our dogs in training, helping them learn, grow, and prepare for their future partners. Whether short-term or long-term, every foster plays a vital role in changing lives — one paw at a time. 🐾✨

Interested in fostering a future service dog? Visit our website to learn how you can make a difference today! 💙

11/19/2025

🌟 Client Spotlight: Gracie & EAC Ophelia 🌟

What began as a skilled companion team has now blossomed into a full-fledged service dog partnership! 💙 When Gracie was under 12, she and EAC Ophelia were first matched as a skilled companion team. As Gracie grew older, she returned for Team Training and officially became Ophelia’s handler — together forming a full-access service dog team! 🐾✨

But their story doesn’t end there — Gracie and her family continue to give back by volunteering as transitional fosters, helping future service dogs along their own journeys. 💛

Here’s what Gracie’s family shared about their life-changing bond:

“Before Gracie had Ophelia, every night was filled with worry. I woke up constantly to check her blood sugar, afraid of what might happen while she slept. Now, Ophelia alerts us before anything becomes dangerous. Gracie can laugh, play, and just be a normal teenager without carrying the same fear. This dog hasn’t only changed her life—it’s changed our entire family’s life. Ophelia is Gracie’s best friend, protector, and her freedom. Because of Ophelia, Gracie feels safe, confident, and independent.”

And in Gracie’s own words:

“Some heroes wear capes; mine wears a collar and snores.” 💕

We’re so proud of this incredible team and inspired by the love, courage, and independence they share every single day. 🐕💫

11/18/2025

🐾 Ever Wonder What Happens When Our Service Dogs Retire? 🐾

Our service dogs dedicate their lives to helping others — but even heroes deserve a well-earned rest. 💛 When they show us that they’re ready to retire, they hang up their vests and begin a new chapter filled with cozy naps, belly rubs, and all the joys of pet life. 🐕✨

Upon retirement, the client or their family members always have the first opportunity to keep their dog as a beloved pet. If they’re unable to, the opportunity is then offered to the dog’s puppy raiser or foster family — the people who helped shape them into the incredible partners they became. 💙

Every retired service dog continues to hold a special place in our hearts — once a part of our family, always a part of the Early Alert Canines family. 🐾❤️

11/17/2025

🐾 EAC Daylily hard at work! 🐾

That paw says it all — this is Daylily performing an alert! 👃💙
Our amazing service dogs are trained to detect changes in blood glucose levels and notify their handlers right away, offering independence, confidence, and peace of mind.

Each alert represents hours of dedication, training, and love from our volunteers and trainers — and the incredible bond between dog and human that makes it all possible. 💛

11/14/2025

😂🐾 Throwback to Comedy for Canines! 🐾😂

We’re still smiling from our Comedy for Canines fundraiser — what an unforgettable night full of laughter, love, and support for our mission! 💙

A huge thank-you to everyone who made this event possible — our amazing volunteers, generous donors, guests, and sponsors. You helped us continue placing life-changing service dogs free of charge to those in need nationwide. 💛

Special shoutout again to our fantastic photographer for the amazing pictures of the event and to for the beautiful and tasty cookies! 🎤🐶

We’re so grateful for this community and the incredible impact your kindness makes — one laugh (and one wag) at a time! 💫

11/13/2025

🌎💛 Happy World Kindness Day! 💛🌎

Kindness comes in many forms — sometimes it’s a helping hand, a generous heart, or even four paws and a wagging tail. 🐾

Today we celebrate kindness in action, like the incredible bond between Katie and her service dog, EAC Coltrane. Their partnership is made possible through the compassion and generosity of people like you. 💙

If you’d like to spread a little kindness today, you can:
💛 Donate to support our service dogs in training
🛒 Purchase from our Amazon Wishlist to provide supplies
🙌 Volunteer and be part of their journey firsthand

Every act of kindness helps us continue placing life-changing service dogs free of charge to those who need them most.

Visit our website to learn more!

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honor all who have served our country with courage, dedication, and strength. 💙

We are deeply grateful for your service, your sacrifice, and your unwavering commitment. Your courage inspires us every day. 🌟

From all of us at Early Alert Canines — thank you. 🐾💛

11/11/2025

🐾 From Matriculation to Motivation! 🐾

While EAC Thelma and EAC Louise have headed off to begin their next chapter, our work continues with the incredible dogs still in training — like EAC Kahanu! 💙

Kahanu is hard at work learning the skills that will one day help change someone’s life, and we couldn’t be prouder of the progress our dogs in training are making every day. 🌟

If you’d like to be part of their journey — whether by volunteering or donating — please visit our website to learn more. Every bit of support helps these amazing dogs take one step closer to their future careers as life-changing service dogs. 🐕💛