This Work Is Personal
Domino Service Dogs was founded on love.
Love for a daughter.
Love for a dog.
Love for the belief that disability should never mean limitation.
We are a Colorado-based nonprofit dedicated to breaking down barriers to service dog ownership for people with disabilities. This work is about restoring independence, protecting dignity, and ensuring no one is told, “This isn’t for you.”
We are rooted in Colorado.
We serve Colorado families.
We strengthen Colorado communities.
For many Coloradans, service dog ownership feels impossible.
Families are quoted $15,000–$35,000 for a fully trained service dog. Waitlists stretch for years. Applicants are denied because their disability does not fit neatly into a program category. Rural families struggle to access qualified training support.
Tenants face pressure from landlords. Employees are questioned about their rights.
Behind every barrier is a real person trying to stay housed, keep a job, manage medical stability, and move through the world safely.
Domino Service Dogs exists for them.
Domino Service Dogs operates a dedicated Training Center in Lakewood, Colorado — a place where possibility replaces doubt.
Inside our training center, you’ll see a handler taking confident steps with a dog at their side. You’ll see teams practicing public access skills until fear turns into focus. You’ll see parents watching their children gain independence. You’ll see relief when a trained dog prevents a crisis before it escalates.
You’ll hear clickers, quiet praise, and sometimes tears of relief.
From our Lakewood home base, we serve teams across the Denver metro area, the Western Slope, Southern Colorado, and rural communities throughout the state. We build stability that stays in Colorado — keeping families housed, employed, and connected to their communities.
Our structured, multi-year owner-trained service dog program provides:
• Ethical, evidence-based instruction
• Professional coaching
• Public access training in real Colorado environments
• Service animal law education
• Long-term alumni support
We do not remove people from their communities.
We strengthen them where they live.
Service dog ownership means:
• Staying in your home
• Remaining employed
• Reducing medical crisis
• Walking into public spaces without fear
• Sleeping through the night
When one team stabilizes, an entire family stabilizes.
When a family stabilizes, a Colorado community grows stronger.
That is the Domino Effect.
Domino Service Dogs was founded in honor of Caitlin Tyra Brady.
Her courage, her love for dogs, and her determination shaped the heart of this organization. She understood what it meant to navigate a world that was not always built with disability in mind. She also understood the comfort, confidence, and connection that a dog could provide.
Her legacy lives in every training session, every team that finds stability, and every barrier removed.
Through this work, her life continues forward — in partnership.
In honor of Caitlin Tyra Brady, Domino Service Dogs has established a permanent training fund dedicated to breaking down barriers to service dog ownership in Colorado.
This Fund provides:
• Direct training scholarships
• Financial assistance for evaluations and instruction
• Support for public access preparation
• Sustainability for ethical, long-term training standards
The Fund is a permanent commitment to ensuring financial hardship is never the reason a qualified individual cannot pursue service dog ownership.
I founded Domino Service Dogs in honor of my daughter, Caitlin Tyra Brady.
This organization is not simply a program — it is a promise.
A promise that disability does not disqualify someone from independence.
A promise that service dog ownership can be ethical, sustainable, and accessible.
A promise that Colorado families deserve solutions rooted in their own communities.
I have watched fear turn into confidence. I have watched stability return to families who were on the edge. I have seen independence restored.
That is Caitlin’s legacy in motion.
— Barbara Henry
Founder & Executive Director
Domino Service Dogs
