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Finding Purpose, With Puppies: Volunteering With Canine Companions Has Been a Difference Maker for Hampton Bays Resident

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Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

Hampton Bays resident Dorothy Marino is currently raising Jabba, a black lab puppy, for Canine Companions. After several weeks being raised by Marino, Jabba will move on to professional training as a service dog for the nationwide organization, which is currently seeking more volunteer puppy raisers. Basic obedience training is part of the job of a puppy raiser. CAILIN RILEY

authorCailin Riley on Oct 18, 2025
Life threw Dorothy Marino a curveball in the beginning of 2022. She lost her husband, Philip, unexpectedly, and she wasn’t sure what was next. Plans they’d had together to travel... more

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