# @canineorg on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVBYaXcjlAD
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57072436-canineorg-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-21T13:26:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canine Companions (@canineorg) — https://gondola.cc/canineorg

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💪We’re taking a moment ahead of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in March to celebrate some historic milestones in the disability community. 

Canine Companions created the concept of the modern #servicedog 50 year ago in 1975. 🐕‍🦺 Less than one year later, the first Winter Paralympic games were held in Sweden.

The word “Paralympic” derives from the Greek preposition “para” (beside or alongside) and the word “Olympic”. Its meaning is that Paralympics are the parallel Games to the Olympics and illustrates how the two movements exist side-by-side. 

In the first paralympics, athletes competed in alpine and cross-country skiing. Now, 50 years later, it's been expanded to include 16 sports, opening doors for more people with disabilities to compete. 

As we celebrate the 50th anniversaries of both #servicedogs and the Winter #Paralympics, we're continuously grateful for our many clients who've trusted us to be part of their journeys toward enhanced independence. 

In fact, over the five decades we've been serving our community, several of our graduates have gone on to participate in Paralympic sports, and it's always been an honor to watch them compete. 💛💙 

Here’s to 50 more years of enhanced independence and cheering on our friends and loved ones in the Paralympics and beyond! 

✨ Link in biot to learn more about our 50th anniversary, or visit canine.org/50thanniversary.

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