1996

• First service dog began training

 

1999

• First grant received

• First employee hired

• First individual received service dog

 

2001

• Moved operation into small training facility

 

2002

• Launched Canines for Therapy program

• Launched Canines for Literacy program

 

2005

• Volunteers averaged 1,200 hours per month

• Helped 53 dogs and cats displaced from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina

 

2006

• Provided over $1 million in services

 

2007

• Held first annual Walk for Those Who Can't

 

2008

• Launched Canines for Veterans program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Brig

• Placed service dog with first Veteran 

 

2009

• Expanded Canines for Therapy program to Raleigh, NC 

• Partnered with Coastal Carolina Community College and received
  accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 

2010

• Relocated Canines for Veterans program to Charleston Naval Station Brig

 

2011

• Won Toyota Sienna Mobility Van in Toyota 100 Cars for Good

• Canines for Veterans curriculum approved by U.S. Department of Labor as apprenticeship program

• Placed 50th service dog

• Provided over $6 million in services

• Rebranded organization as Canines for Service

 

2012

• Achieved full 4-year accreditation with Assistance Dogs International

 

2015

• Moved Canines for Veterans program back to Wilmington, NC 

• Provided over $11 million in services​

 

2016

• Relocated to new 5,000-square-foot training facility

 

2017

• Achieved renewal accreditation with Assistance Dogs International

• Expanded into additional 5,000 square feet

• Launched Canines for Service Trainers Program

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2018

• Resumed Military Prison Service Dog Training Program at Marine Corps Installation East Regional Brig aboard Camp Lejeune

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2019

• Placed 100th service dog

• Purchased facility (formerly leased)

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