Breaking Down Barriers to Service Dog Ownership.
Domino Service Dogs (DSD) was founded in 2013 in honor of Caitlin Tyra Brady — a disability advocate, service dog handler, and young woman whose life demonstrated the profound ripple effect of one well-trained service dog. What began as a mother’s determination to help her daughter access independence has grown into a disability-led nonprofit organization serving Colorado families who are too often excluded from traditional service dog funding pathways.
DSD exists to ensure that disability does not disqualify someone from partnership with a service dog. Through ethical, evidence-based, reward-based training, we empower individuals with disabilities to train their own service dogs in a structured two-year program that builds skill, confidence, public access competency, and long-term team stability.
As a Lakewood-based nonprofit, Domino Service Dogs operates at the intersection of disability justice, community inclusion, and responsible service animal education. We believe training the handler is as important as training the dog. Each graduating team represents not only increased independence for the handler, but measurable community impact — classrooms shift, workplaces adapt, and public understanding deepens. This is the Domino Effect.
“Domino Service Dogs helps people find independence with a new pal.”
This feature highlighted DSD’s founding story, its innovative owner-trained model, and the lived experience that shaped its mission.
Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera visited Domino Service Dogs to recognize the organization’s impact and its partnership with the Colorado Disability Funding Committee.
Domino Service Dogs was listed among organizations awarded funding to support innovative disability programs serving Coloradans statewide.
Statewide coverage naming Domino Service Dogs among grant recipients supporting expanded disability services.
Executive Director Barbara Henry discusses service animal law, public access realities, myths surrounding service dogs, and the importance of ethical training standards.
Domino Service Dogs and its leadership have been recognized for excellence in disability advocacy, service animal education, and community impact.
• Cappi Service Animal Award — Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
• Shining Star Award — Colorado Department of Labor / Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Domino Service Dogs delivers a structured, two-year owner-trained service dog program serving individuals with physical, neurological, psychiatric, and sensory disabilities. The program integrates skill progression benchmarks, public access training, handler education, and legal literacy. Teams graduate with both task-trained service dogs and the knowledge required to navigate public spaces, housing, employment, and travel.
Since its founding, DSD has supported more than 100 service dog teams and continues to expand access through community partnerships, alumni support programming, and public education initiatives across Colorado.
Email: info@dominoservicedogs.com
Location: Lakewood, Colorado
Available upon request:
• High-resolution logos (PNG & SVG)
• Professional training and graduation photography
• Executive Director bio (short and long versions)
• Organizational boilerplate (50-word and 100-word versions)
• Quick facts sheet and impact statistics
• Service Animal Law program overview
