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C4C has reached capacity and new applications are considered for 2023/2024 placement.

A 501c3 providing hope & comfort

A 501c3 providing hope & comfort A 501c3 providing hope & comfort A 501c3 providing hope & comfort

 for veterans, children, and our community through companionship with psychiatric service dogs & emotional support animals

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Canines "FORE" Comfort

Canines "FORE" Comfort

Canines "FORE" Comfort

Nine-hole charity golf scramble 

June 18, 2022

1:30 shotgun start

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Canines "FORE" Comfort

Canines "FORE" Comfort

Dog-friendly walk for charity 

September 17, 2022

Late morning start

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About Us

How We're Helping

Paws with purpose! Canines 4 Comfort is a 501(c)3 organization established to satisfy the growing need for Psychiatric Service Dogs and Emotional Support Animals among veterans, children, and others afflicted with emotional and trauma syndromes.  


Canines 4 Comfort trains and places psychiatric service dogs for emotionally disabled individuals with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health diagnoses. The majority of these recipients are veterans and children.   


Canines 4 Comfort trains and places therapeutic facility dogs for schools and first responder teams in our communities. These specially trained dogs work with social services to defuse highly emotional situations and provide a calm and nurturing environment. With our first responder teams, these dogs bring goodwill to neighborhoods and provide relief and decompression to department staff upon returning to the station after handling traumatic and tense calls.   


Canines 4 Comfort provides resources, training, education, care, and support to our clients and the communities we serve. We also offer a professional program for our trained and in-training canines to visit and provide therapeutic value to others. 


Services provided by Canines 4 Comfort are free; however, as a nonprofit organization, we rely solely on the generosity of community donations to help us achieve our mission.  


Our efforts focus on training our existing dogs and fulfilling the needs of those on our waitlist. At this time, we cannot assist with training dogs that have not been sourced or evaluated by Canines 4 Comfort staff. 


Canines 4 Comfort serves areas within a 90-mile radius of Round Lake, Illinois. We currently train in Ingleside, Illinois.

Community Outreach

We offer a professional program for our dogs to bring cheer and comfort to others while demonstrating their trained capabilities. Canines 4 Comfort can personalize visits to: 

  • Provide dog therapy to residents and staff of health care facilities, senior living, and retirement communities  
  • Bring educational and therapy dog services to local schools and counseling centers
  • Supply dogs to participate in reading to dog programs at local libraries
  • Offer support in potentially stressful environments such as:  
    • Court companions 
    • Grief counseling
    • Natural disasters
    • Therapy groups
    • And many other situations where our dogs can  provide comfort
  • To keep guests and our staff safe and healthy, we no longer offer in-home therapy dog visits

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  • Choose item(s) from our Amazon wish list http://a.co/1cWuL2m and add it to your cart. Select Canines 4 Comfort's Gift Registry Address and items are shipped directly to our organization.

Do you have a social media presence?

  • Create a Facebook fundraiser with Canines 4 Comfort as the beneficiary. Did you know we have received several thousand dollars in donations from birthday and Giving Tuesday fundraisers that our followers have created on Facebook? 


  • Follow us on Instagram [instagram.com/Canines4Comfort] and like us on Facebook [facebook.com/canines4comfort] for current updates that we would love for you to share among your networks.

Become a host family

Are you interested in providing our "in training" dogs and puppies with foundational guidance? Canines 4 Comfort provides all supplies, support, coaching, and veterinary care; you provide a loving home and attend weekly training sessions. Please contact us and ask for information on becoming a host family. Commitments for our "puppy raisers" range from 4 -10 months. 

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Make a tax-deductible donation through our secure site and encourage others to do the same. We have been fortunate enough to receive many "in memorial" donations. You can specify on our site where to direct your donation. 

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Spread the good word

Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or sharing our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you! We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.    

Thank you for supporting Canines 4 Comfort during 2021!

Tax Receipts

As a practice, we send tax receipts as we receive donations rather than at year-end. If you feel you did not receive or have misplaced your receipt/letter, please contact us for a duplicate acknowledgement. 

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P.O. Box 22

Round Lake, IL 60073

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