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Puppy Naming Auction

351587381 1678178505941804 1397653019578777022 nThe puppy naming auction is a great way for you to get involved in these pups’ journey to becoming working dogs!  You can win the naming rights to a future Service Dog.  We choose the theme and, you choose the name!   Your tax-deductible donation will help these puppies begin their education.  They can’t wait to help people with disabilities gain greater independence!  But, they need YOU first.  Your winning bid and the name you give your pup is their first step towards the ultimate goal of becoming a Service Dog.   

How to play:

  1. Register to become a bidder.
  2. Click on “Puppies” from the menu bar.
  3. Select the puppy/puppies you would like to name.
  4. Place your bid.
  5. Highest bidder WINS!

The Rules:

  1. There needs to be an easy correlation between the name and the naming theme.
  2. ECAD reserves the right to refuse/reject any name deemed inappropriate or too difficult for a person with a speech impairment or speech-related disability to pronounce.
  3. If two bidders wish to name two puppies the same name, naming recognition goes to the highest bidder.
  4. Name needs to be provided to ECAD by specified date and time indicated on the auction page. Failure to provide a name within the timeframe allotted will automatically forfeit your winning bid and the next highest bidder will be offered the opportunity to name the puppy.
  5. Suggestions for nicknames are welcome, however, final determination of nicknames will be determined by ECAD.
  6. No acronyms.

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ECAD Live Cameras

Thanks to our partnership with explore.org we are excited to invite you to take a candid look inside the world of Service Dogs. Get a sneak peek at just what goes into the making of a Service Dog.

Puppy Cam

ECAD purposefully whelps 3 to 4 litters a year with the sole intent of placing them as Service Dogs. We are patiently awaiting our next litter of puppies. While you wait please join us live every Wednesday at 10:30 am EST to see behind the scenes training of all our adult dogs.

You will be able to watch them grow, learn, and play here at our campus day after day.  Watch Live Now!

Puppy Cam

 

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Mark your calendars, Wednesday's just got a little bit better.

Each Wednesday you can watch (and interact with!) the Canine Instructors as they teach Service Dogs-in-Training the foundational skills that will develop into more advanced skills to help people living with disabilities one day. You'll observe, learn and ask questions of the ECAD Team by chatting online with them in the comments.

Tune in Wednesdays to see what happens at ECAD and how these dogs develop into Service Dogs before your eyes!

Live: Wednesdays from 10:30am - 11:30am eastern time

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You can make a difference! Want to help these puppies become Service Dogs assisting people with disabilities? Donate here!

 

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