My Canine Companion - Autism and Therapy Services

My Canine Companion - Autism and Therapy Services My Canine Companion is an Irish national charity RCN 20079147 who provide accredited service dogs Many of our clients have dual or multiple diagnoses.
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My Canine Companion is committed to enriching the lives of people with difficulties particularly autism,through the placement of highly skilled Service Dogs and companion dogs providing safety, independence, and companionship to our clients

As each child is different our organisation provides an outstanding customised service to meet the specific needs of each family. We work with children and young adults with not only autism but varied other conditions. We assess a families specific needs and we try to adapt our services to satisfy those needs. We have placed service dogs that work with two siblings on the spectrum, we have also placed two service dogs in families with two or more children on the spectrum. My Canine Companion does not have a cut off age for applying for our service we have successfully worked with a number of teenagers and young adults

Introducing our newest graduates!!Fully qualified MCC autism service dogs Ronnie, Wispa and Willis!These guys have done ...
06/02/2026

Introducing our newest graduates!!
Fully qualified MCC autism service dogs Ronnie, Wispa and Willis!

These guys have done an amazing job and have now returned home to their families to begin their new roles!
Well done to Aileen, Louise and Jenny!

We cannot wait to see what is to come for these guys!

06/02/2026

And the winners are.....

Thank you to everyone school who entered our challenge in 2025!!

Thanks to our charity partner we had 10 tablets up for grabs for schools who fundraised throughout the year!!

Don't worry if you haven't won these tablets! We have an exciting announcement coming VERY soon!! Keep your eye on our socials for an exciting challenge announcement!

MCC Puppy In training, Hogan, is loving his long weekend!! This guy is almost 12 months old now!!
01/02/2026

MCC Puppy In training, Hogan, is loving his long weekend!!

This guy is almost 12 months old now!!

Schools days are better with your MCC school therapy dog by your side!MCC School Therapy Dog Kieran is doing an amazing ...
31/01/2026

Schools days are better with your MCC school therapy dog by your side!

MCC School Therapy Dog Kieran is doing an amazing job!

Some great photos from puppy class with some of our L litter!These guys are doing amazing work on our unique MCC puppy p...
27/01/2026

Some great photos from puppy class with some of our L litter!

These guys are doing amazing work on our unique MCC puppy programme!!

Some fantastic photos from our Cork puppy class this week with some of our O and N pups!!These guys did great work In a ...
24/01/2026

Some fantastic photos from our Cork puppy class this week with some of our O and N pups!!

These guys did great work In a busy shopping area, with lots of lifts, steps and stairs, obedience work and a walk in Woodie's

Well done guys!

Fantastic pictures!! Well done to MCC school therapy dog, Edel!
23/01/2026

Fantastic pictures!! Well done to MCC school therapy dog, Edel!

Our G litter turned 1 this week and MCC Puppy in training, Glinda made sure to celebrate in style!! What a gorgeous girl...
21/01/2026

Our G litter turned 1 this week and MCC Puppy in training, Glinda made sure to celebrate in style!!

What a gorgeous girl!

Some fantastic pictures of MCC school therapy dog, Esme!!Well done to the students of Holy Family Secondary school Newbr...
20/01/2026

Some fantastic pictures of MCC school therapy dog, Esme!!

Well done to the students of Holy Family Secondary school Newbridge

LAST CHANCE TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN OUR 2026 WAITING LIST.EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSE AT 3PM TODAY! We are delighted to...
14/01/2026

LAST CHANCE TO EXPRESS INTEREST IN OUR 2026 WAITING LIST.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CLOSE AT 3PM TODAY!

We are delighted to announce that we are opening our waiting list tomorrow!

Just 12 months after our last list opening, we are ready to accept another 100 families on our autism service dog application process.

Due to excessive demand we will be again using a computer random number generator for this process. This will take place on Thursday January 15th, and the process will be overseen by an independent adjudicator. All applicants randomly selected will be contacted by email on this day.

The expression of interest form linked below must now be filled out by anyone interested in applying for our waiting list.

https://www.mycaninecompanion.ie/2026-waiting-list-opening

Please note:

- Please note this is a new form, your details will not be carried over from previous years.
- Expressions of interest are open until January 14th at 3PM. Any expression of interest made after this time will not be considered for our waiting list this year.
- Only 1 expression of interest is permitted per individual. Multiple expressions of interest will be deleted. If you have multiple children to express interest for, please submit one expression per child.
- This form must be filled in by a parent/caregiver
- Proof of diagnosis will be required by all successful expressions of interest.
- You will be required to attend an in person information session with the team in early 2026

https://www.mycaninecompanion.ie/2026-waiting-list-opening

Reminder🐾🐾We are delighted to announce that we are opening our waiting list this week!Just 12 months after our last list...
13/01/2026

Reminder🐾🐾

We are delighted to announce that we are opening our waiting list this week!

Just 12 months after our last list opening, we are ready to accept another 100 families on our autism service dog application process.

Due to excessive demand we will be again using a computer random number generator for this process. This will take place on Thursday January 15th, and the process will be overseen by an independent adjudicator. All applicants randomly selected will be contacted by email on this day.

The expression of interest form linked below must now be filled out by anyone interested in applying for our waiting list.

https://www.mycaninecompanion.ie/2026-waiting-list-opening

Please note:

- Please note this is a new form, your details will not be carried over from previous years.
- Expressions of interest are open until January 14th at 3PM. Any expression of interest made after this time will not be considered for our waiting list this year.
- Only 1 expression of interest is permitted per individual. Multiple expressions of interest will be deleted. If you have multiple children to express interest for, please submit one expression per child.
- This form must be filled in by a parent/caregiver
- Proof of diagnosis will be required by all successful expressions of interest.
- You will be required to attend an in person information session with the team in early 2026

https://www.mycaninecompanion.ie/2026-waiting-list-opening

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Unit 1 Cregane Industrial Estate, Station Road
Cork

Telephone

+353214288593

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