Canine Support Team Inc

Founded in 1989 by Carol Roque, Canine Support Teams provides service dogs to provide assistance for disabled and increase the ability of someone with disabilities to live independently while simultaneously providing loving companionship. Canine Support Teams is a non profit organization, made possible by the many people who give their time, energy, money and love for the purpose of enhancing the lives of CST-Logo those affected by disabilities. CST Service dogs are placed with people who use wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, or COLE Garrets LifeSaveranes, have autism, Epilepsy, Seizures, Diabetes, Combat Veterans with PTSD and more. Our service dogs are taught to assist their partners by pulling manual wheelchairs, turning lights on and off, pushing elevator buttons, retrieving dropped or hard to reach items, making purchases or banking transactions, opening or closing doors and drawers, barking to get help and providing stability for walking. In addition, these dogs help to serve as an ice-breaker in public situations and provide constant companionship for their partners. Our assistance dogs work for individuals who can manage their dogs with help from another person, caregiver or attendant and have all the skills associated with service dogs.