Companions in Courage: Horses & Dogs for Veterans

02/27/2026

Golly Ima Legacy is feeling great and ready to greet visitors this spring! 🌸🐴

Veterans have a **once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bond with this incredible stallion — free for all veterans**. A truly special experience you won’t want to miss.

02/27/2026

The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) today announced a new grant for research to examine how pairing military veterans with service dogs will impact veterans’ post-traumatic growth. This grant was awarded to Dr. Kevin Morris, Research Professor and Executive Director at the Institute f...

02/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our raffle at Bubba’s last night! 💙🐾

🐾🇺🇸Your generosity helps us continue placing life-changing service dogs with veterans at no cost — right here in Gastonia.

📆 Join us every 3rd Tuesday of the month as we continue making a difference together!

02/18/2026

🎉 SPIRIT NIGHT — DINE TO DONATE

Join us Tonight !

📆Tuesday, February 17, 2026 — and every 3rd Tuesday of the month — to support Canine Companions Ltd!

🐾🇺🇸 This incredible organization raises, trains, and places service dogs with veterans living with PTSD — at no cost to them.

🍽️ 10% of all dine-in and take-out sales from supporters will be donated back to help change lives.

🎵 Enjoy Music Bingo with Baxter DJ from 7–9 PM while supporting a meaningful cause!

👉 Be sure to tell your server or to-go host you’re participating in Spirit Night.

💻 Ordering online? Just type it in the notes!

📞 (704) 834-1082

📍 3287 E. Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, NC

Great food. Great fun. Life-changing impact. Come join us!

02/15/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from The PTSD 💜⭐️

We talk a lot about support, connection, and community.
Sometimes it looks like a conversation.
Sometimes it looks like sitting in a room with people who understand.

And sometimes… it looks like this.

No expectations.
No explaining yourself.
Just being allowed to exist next to another living thing that isn’t asking anything from you.

For a lot of veterans and caregivers, peace doesn’t start with a breakthrough.
It starts with a moment where their nervous system finally settles.

Connection doesn’t always have to be complicated.

We hope everyone finds a small moment of quiet today, however that looks for you.

02/15/2026

🎉 RAFFLE FUNDRAISER — Bubba’s 33 🎉

➡️Tuesday - February 17, 2026

We’re raffling off a Dinner for Two at Bubba’s 33 🍔🥩

🎟️ Raffle tickets are $5 each — get yours today!
How to enter:

1️⃣ Visit CanineCompanionsLtd.org

2️⃣ Go to our Donation link

3️⃣ In the comments, write “Raffle” along with your name and phone number

4️⃣ You’ll be assigned a ticket for the drawing

📣 Winner will be announced by Feb. 21, 2026

📞 The winner will be contacted to arrange pickup of their prize.

Every ticket helps support our mission of providing service dogs to veterans 🇺🇸🐾
Thank you for your support!

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02/14/2026

A huge THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors — The Kilted Buffalo Langtree and Eddie's on Lake Norman— and to all of our wonderful supporters for making our 1st local raffle in Mooresville, North Carolina a success!

We are proud to continue our mission right here in our community — serving local veterans and matching them with service dogs, changing lives one connection at a time. 🐾❤️

02/14/2026

🐾 Big News! 🐾

We are honored to receive an official Proclamation from the City of Gastonia, NC recognizing Canine Companions Ltd. for over 25 years of service to veterans across the United States. 🇺🇸

From the beginning, our mission has been simple — to help veterans heal through the companionship of highly trained service and therapy dogs. This recognition is proof that love, loyalty, and dedication truly make a difference. ❤️🐕‍🦺

✨ If you’re a veteran in need of a service dog, or you’d like to volunteer, visit:

👉 CanineCompanionsLtd.org

02/14/2026

🎉🐾 RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED! 🐾🎉🥇

1st Prize — Dinner for Two: Alex

🎁 Kilted Buffalo Gift Card: Mike

🎁 Kilted Buffalo Gift Card: Shalando

Thank you to everyone who came out, participated, and supported our mission.

Your generosity helps us continue placing trained companions with veterans who need them most.

❤️🇺🇸🐕‍🦺Stay tuned… our next raffle is coming soon!

02/12/2026

🎉 Come enjoy Spirit Night — February 13, 2026!

We’re raising funds to place Service dogs with Veterans at no cost — raffle tickets start at $5. Come have fun and support a great cause!

📍 The Kilted Buffalo — Mooresville, NC

🎟️ In-person raffle entry: 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM

💫 Raffle Prize: Dinner for Two at Eddies on Lake Norman!

⭐️Winner Announced at 11pm.

🎤 Bring your best singing voice for Karaoke Night!

02/12/2026

02/11/2026

T-Rex keeping watch like he’s on patrol… then remembering he’s just adorable 😄🐾We could watch this on repeat all day. Never a dull moment with this guy!