May 24, 2018 5:30 am
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Canine Companions for Independence puppy raisers Millie Bowens (left) and Susan Manuel (right), pose with the puppies they've raised since the pups were 8 weeks old: 13-month-old Tanveer (second from left) and 20-month-old Maggie (second from right) at Marina Park, near the Port of Camas-Washougal marina, on May 4.
Maggie, a 20-month-old dog wore this patch during her "puppy raising" days with Camas puppy raiser Susan Manuel. Maggie left Manuel's home in mid-May and is now in her six-month advanced training with the Santa Rosa, California-based Canine Companions for Independence program, which places assistance dogs with disabled and hearing-impaired adults and children.
Steve Hofmaster, a Camas Lions Club member (left), walks his pet dog, Fremont, with Millie Bowens, of Vancouver, and her puppy-in-training, Tanveer, on May 4, at Parker's Landing. Hofmaster participates in the Camas Lions Club's service partnership with the California-based Canine Companions for Independence, which pairs assistance dogs with disabled adults and children, the hearing-impaired and others in need.
Canine Companions for Independence puppies-in-training, Tanveer (left) and Maggie (right) show what very good dogs they are during a recent excursion to Marina Park, between Camas and Washougal, near the Columbia River.
Anyone who has ever witnessed a service dog helping their human companion navigate a busy intersection or exit a crowded bus, understands how easy it is to imagine that these superhero pups never went through a cute-but-naughty puppy stage — never chewed a shoe, decimated an entire bag of cat food or woke up howling for attention at 4 a.m.
In reality, these pups started out just like every other dog.
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