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10/28/2026

EENP Client Dog Team Matching

10/19/2026

The chaotic art of puppy photography 👨🏼‍🎨

10/13/2026

Our pups in training spend plenty of time getting comfortable with the Dremel, an important tool used to keep EENP pups nails trimmed and healthy!

Learning to stay comfortable and calm during grooming is an important part of their training and helps set them and our clients up for a lifetime of positive grooming experiences.💅🏻

10/09/2026

Different pups, different days, same travel plans: nap the whole way to ABEL. 💤🐾

09/28/2026

Meet Brianna and Solo! ❤️🐾

Brianna has been partnered with her EENP mobility assistance and medical alert dog, Solo, since 2023.

Before Solo, Brianna was experiencing multiple falls a week. Without warning, her legs would give out suddenly often leaving her stuck in dangerous places, like the middle of a street. After her falls, she would often be left stuck until someone could assist her in standing. If nobody was around, Brianna would have to pull herself to a curb, where she could brace to stand.

In the first year of partnership with Solo, Brianna only fell twice the whole year. When she did fall, Solo was right there to help her get up.

Along with preventing falls and supporting Brianna when they do happen, Solo also gives her accurate, timely, and early medical alerts that help her understand when her symptoms are beginning to change. Instead of constantly second guessing whether she needs to stop, rest, or intervene, Brianna can rely on Solo’s persistence, alerts, and very convincing ‘sad eyes’ to tell her when it is time to listen to her body.

Brianna had lived on her own for a while before being partnered with Solo, but this independence came with constant vigilance. She was always watching for what might go wrong, while her family worried from afar.

Solo changed what independence looked like for Brianna. With him by her side, Brianna was able to move to Baltimore and live independently with confidence, pursue her master degree in poetry at Johns Hopkins University, travel to Italy for a poetry conference, walk a few miles a day, and spend more time enjoying life and her surroundings.

With more time in each day, Brianna and Solo spend many of their extra minutes exploring nature trails, with Solo always making sure to take a romp in any body of water they find along the way. 🌊

09/21/2026

Meet Jennifer & Leonard!🐕‍🦺🐾

Jennifer says Leonard helps her find and maintain the best version of herself. With his support, and the support of the EENP community, she feels more independent than ever and more confident trying new things.

As Jennifer puts it, he has helped her “rediscover what it means to be comfortable being me without apologies.” ❤️

“Leonard helps me find and maintain the best version of myself.”

“Because of his support and that of the EENP community, I feel more independent than ever, and also more confident to try new things.”

“Our partnership has helped me experience life and the world more fully, both individually and as a wife and mom.”

“Leonard’s place in my life seems to be one of making space for bigger ideas and supporting my steps in that bigger stride!”

09/16/2026

Meet Mara & Rooster! 🐔🐾

When Mara applied for a service dog through EENP, she was struggling to feel safe on her own again. “After a near fatal adrenal crisis, I became terrified of falling asleep at night. I never thought I’d be able to live independently again.”

Being matched with her medical alert dog, Rooster, in October of 2025 changed that. His alerts help Mara know when she needs to pay attention to her symptoms and intervene with medication. His impact on Mara’s life, independence, and confidence has been astounding.

“The confidence and courage I now have to move through life is indescribable compared to how I felt when I applied for a service dog in 2025.”

As Mara and Rooster approach one year of their partnership, she is reflecting on the impact Rooster has made in her life.

Swipe through to hear from Mara about the partnership she has built with Rooster❤️

“Rooster’s calm and steady presence allows me to feel safe in my body.”

“Rooster has been the missing link in my Addison’s disease management.”

“When Rooster is on alert and nose-bumping me, I know I need to pay attention to my symptoms and take more medication.”

“Rooster got to attend my last semester and a half of graduate school with me. Celebrating this graduation milestone together as a team is a memory I will cherish forever.”

“I believe the true power of a service dog is in the quiet moments very few people see… It’s in the comfort and companionship provided during a stressful or painful medical procedure… It is staring into the eyes of a dog who has spent their whole life training to improve yours.”

“He gives me a remarkable and irreplaceable sense of confidence in navigating life without functioning adrenal glands.”

“For the first time since I was diagnosed, I feel like I can do anything.”

“Roosters nose plus my intuition makes us an unstoppable team.”

“Service dogs save lives, and I am thankful every single day for Rooster and how he has saved mine.”

09/14/2026

Meet Donna Lee & Ori!

Before Ori, Donna Lee carried a lot of fear about what could happen if her blood sugar dropped while she was away from home. Because those drops could happen quickly, even simple outings could come with a lot of worry.

Before she was partnered with Ori, Donna Lee’s lows often reached the 30s or 40s before she realized what was happening and could take action.

Now, Ori is there to alert Donna Lee early when her blood sugar is changing. That warning gives Donna Lee time to treat it much earlier.

As Donna Lee puts it, “Now that I have Ori, my future looks brighter to me!”

Swipe through to hear more from Donna Lee about the difference Ori has made in her life. ❤️🐾

“Ori can tell when my blood sugar is going low or high, often before I realize it myself.”

“Ori will stop me in the middle of what I’m doing to let me know my blood sugar is changing.”

“Before Ori, my lows often reached the 30s and 40s. Now she can alert me while I’m still at 100 or 120 and trending down.”

“Since Ori, my diabetes management has become so much better because I can act before my blood sugar gets dangerously low.”

“Since being partnered with Ori, my A1c has improved to where my diabetes educator and I prefer it to be.”

“Since Ori came into my life, I have not had an EMS visit or needed to call a neighbor for help because of a severe low.”

“I feel safe and reassured because I know I am never alone with Ori by my side.”

09/07/2026

Meet Kate and Margot! ❤️🐾

Before Margot, Kate often had to think about what might happen if her symptoms suddenly changed while she was alone. Margot’s alerts and mobility support have helped remove many of those “what ifs” and helped Kate reclaim confidence doing the things she loves independently.

One of these things is traveling and exploring new places. Most recently, Kate and Margot traveled to Ouray, Colorado, often called the “Switzerland of America,” and to Upstate New York, where they conquered the summit of Whiteface Mountain together. 🏔️

As Kate puts it, “the size of my world is definitely bigger than it was before her.”

Swipe through to hear more from Kate about what Margot has made possible.

“I wasn’t looking for Margot to fix my medical problems. I wanted a partner who could help me manage them so I could stop organizing my entire life around fear.”

“More than anything, I wanted to feel like my health was something I had to account for, not something that got to make every decision for me”

“Her alerts probably have the biggest day-to-day impact because they give me time.”

“For me the biggest difference isn’t really the number of hours I can stay out. It’s how much less mental energy it takes to leave in the first place.”

“If I’m in another state and my family is at home, they can’t physically do anything for me in that moment. Margot can. She can recognize that something is happening, get my attention, stay with me through it, help me recover, and assist me afterward.”

“I don’t have one neat percentage or medical number that summarizes it [her impact] but the size of my world is definitely bigger than it was before her.”

“Margot didn’t give me my old life back, but she changed the way I think about what my life can still look like.”

“My favorite thing is probably all of the little moments on trips where I look over at her somewhere beautiful and realize, ‘we actually got here.’”

“I originally walked into EENP wanting to help train a dog that could change somebody else’s life. I definitely didn’t expect that eventually one of those dogs would change mine.”

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2401 Old NC 86
Hillsborough, NC
27278

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+19194087292

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