CM Canine
Battle Buddy
Training Program
Training Program
CM Canine
Battle Buddy
Training Program
Battle Buddy
Training Program
DONATIONS + VETERAN REGISTRATION
DONATIONS + VETERAN REGISTRATION
Charlie Mike programs and services were created with a specific purpose in mind: to create peace, healing, and a sense of stability. These programs are tailored specifically to the needs and interests of military veterans, and to achieve these desired outcomes. Our Canine Battle Buddy Program is at the core of this approach.
LEARN MORE ABOUT CANINE BATTLE BUDDIES
LEARN MORE ABOUT CANINE BATTLE BUDDIES
rescue a dog,
rescue a veteran.
rescue a dog,
rescue a veteran.
rescue a veteran.
Our Approach: Rescue
01
identify dogs
to rescue from
animal shelters
to rescue from
animal shelters
02
test + evaluate
potential dogs
for program
potential dogs
for program
03
selected dogs
receive 2-4 months
of specific training
receive 2-4 months
of specific training
Every year, millions of dogs are abandoned at animal shelters, and hundreds of thousands are euthanized. Our Canine Battle Buddies are chosen from municipal animal shelters and other rescue organizations. They are carefully selected, evaluated, and tested for characteristics such as intelligence, motivation, temperament, food drive, motivation, and disposition.
Rescued dogs receive medical care to become or remain healthy, and have regular veterinarian visits. Potential Battle Buddies receive two to four (or more) months of training in a program we have developed to create capable, competent, and obedient companion dogs.
To “graduate” the program, they are constantly evaluated and tested on specific sets of tasks, behaviors, and criteria of a practical nature. We want to ensure a high potential of success for our veterans, and our Battle Buddies. In addition, there is no cost to a veteran to adopt a Canine Battle Buddy from our program.
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
Josh Billings (humorist)
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
Josh Billings (humorist)
Our Approach: Battle Buddies
One of the objectives for this program is to fill a specific space within the canine rescue and training community that does not exist anywhere else, especially for veterans. We offer a solution that lives between simply adopting a pet on one end of the spectrum, and what most people think of as a “service dog” on the other.
Service dogs are amazing, and fill an important, powerful role with people who need that service. Many veterans, however, don’t need a “service dog,” and the more specialized or specific training that those animals require. Service dogs can take anywhere from six months to two years to train, and can often range in cost from $30,000 to $80,000. Some service dog organizations, unfortunately, also have a multi-year waiting list.
Veterans who experience the results of combat trauma, PTSD or TBI, or who might be significantly struggling, can benefit from a well-trained, intelligent, disciplined, and loving dog – a Canine Battle Buddy – without the need, timeline, and expense of a “service dog.” This is our sweet spot.
Through this important and rewarding effort, we double the impact of a good cause:
rescue a dog, and as a result, rescue a veteran.
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Charlie Mike, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
Charlie Mike, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
© 2024 Charlie Mike, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Charlie Mike, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
All rights reserved.
Charlie Mike, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.
