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Canine Support Teams

Changing Lives
One Service Dog At A Time

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Our mission is to provide specially trained dogs to persons with disabilities to support their personal, social, and occupational independence.

About Us

Programs

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Pawz for Wounded Vets

We train and place service dogs with disabled clients who have various disabilities including, but not limited to: Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Military-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Limited Mobility, and more

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Service Dogs

We train and place service dogs with disabled clients who have various disabilities including, but not limited to: Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Military-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Limited Mobility, and more

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Prison Pup Program

We train and place service dogs with disabled clients who have various disabilities including, but not limited to: Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Military-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Limited Mobility, and more

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Outside Certification

We train and place service dogs with disabled clients who have various disabilities including, but not limited to: Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Military-related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Limited Mobility, and more

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Facility Dog Program

Here at CST, we take pride in our commitment to providing assistance dogs to facilities that have a significant impact on vulnerable populations.  

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Raise A Puppy

Well-raised puppies are the lifeblood of our organization and it can start with you!

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Our Puppy Raisers not only love dogs, but more importantly, they want to give someone in need the gift of independence.

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CST in Action

A CST Story:🐾 FROM SURVIVING… TO STANDING TALL AGAIN 🐾

After 24.5 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Cathy’s body slowly gave out — not from one single moment, but from decades of service, sacrifice, and wear and tear. Surgeries. Paralysis. Falls. Anxiety. Isolation. Her world kept getting smaller… until a service dog named Oakley changed everything.

Puppy Raise with Canine Support Teams

Becoming a puppy raiser with Canine Support Teams is where every life-changing partnership begins.

In this video, see what it takes to raise a future service dog—from early training and socialization to preparing these incredible dogs for their next chapter helping a veteran or individual with a disability.

Puppy raisers play a critical role in the journey, providing the foundation that allows each dog to grow into a confident, capable, and compassionate service partner.

Prison Pup Program

The Prison Pup Program at Canine Support Teams is a powerful example of transformation—on both ends of the leash.

Through this unique program, future service dogs receive advanced training while giving incarcerated individuals a renewed sense of purpose, responsibility, and hope. Together, they create life-changing partnerships that extend far beyond the prison walls.

A true win-win—changing lives inside and out.

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