"R" Litter and Their Puppy Raisers

Here are pictures of Bridget's "R" Litter pups with their Puppy Raisers, when they were first placed in their homes.
Racine
Raven
Reese Romeo

Rowena, with family members

Roy

Ruby

Bridget's puppies were placed with their Puppy Raisers when they were about ten weeks old. Each puppy was carefully placed in loving, safe homes to be trained with their raisers for about 18 months. These pups are halfway through their training and Canine Partners of the Rockies (CaPR) appreciates all of the hard work they have done in training these future service dogs.

We know the toughest part of Puppy Raising is letting their pups go on to Advanced Training, after having these precious pups become one of their family members. As we explain to our new Puppy Raisers, it is similar to raising a child, then sending them off to College, then they go on into their careers. As they leave to go into Advanced Training, the feelings Puppy Raisers have are bittersweet. There will be a void in their homes and hearts as the pups move on, but the purpose of raising these dogs is to provide them to someone who will be able to be more independent in their lives. The good feelings of helping someone are even stronger.

CaPR service dogs are placed with people in Colorado who have mobility limitations- so once placed with their Partner, the dogs will help with opening doors, picking up dropped items, turning on light switches, helping with balance and getting dressed, and much more. For someone with a disability, this means the difference between depending on others and being independent.

Raven - Growing & Growing

Here are some great photos of Bridget's puppy, Raven, taken by his Puppy Raiser throughout the year.
Here is Raven, with his vet.

Getting bigger, look at those long legs!

Happy Halloween - Raven loves him some pumpkin

At the BCAP Holiday Parade in Boulder, Colorado (Hard to see him in the dark)

That's better

New Year's Day, took a lovely hike with his Puppy Raisers and met some new friends

Beautiful shot of Raven at the lake wearing his cape

We hope to keep getting great photos and progress reports from Raven's Puppy Raiser. We really love to know how all of the dogs are doing in the training program. Hopefully Raven will become a great service dog for someone someday!