Hampton Bays Family Raises Puppy For Canine Companions

From left, Hampton Bays residents Wren Fullam, 9, and her mother, Kate Fullam, with Maybie, a black lab/golden retriever mix they helped raise and train for the service dog organization Canine Companions.

Hampton Bays resident Wren Fullam with Maybie, a dog she and her mother raised as a puppy and helped train for Canine Companions. Part of that training included socialization, and Wren and her mother, Kate Fullam, took the dog to the Museum of Natural History during the 18 months they were raising her.

Hampton Bays resident Wren Fullam with Maybie, a dog she and her mother raised as a puppy and helped train for Canine Companions. Part of that training included socialization, and Wren and her mother, Kate Fullam, took the dog to the Museum of Natural History during the 18 months they were raising her.

From left, special education teacher Michael Morlino, Hampton Bays resident Kate Fullam and her daughter, Wren Fullam, with Maybie, at her graduation from the Canine Companions training program last week. The Fullams were volunteer "puppy raisers" for Maybie for 18 months, from the time she was 10 weeks old. She will now live with Morlino and work as a service dog in his classroom in the school in Brewster, New York, where Morlino works.

Maybie with special education teacher Michael Morlino. She was trained through the collaborative efforts of volunteer "puppy raisers" Kate and Wren Fullam, and other trainers in the Canine Companions program, and will help students with special needs in Morlino's classroom in Brewster, New York. CRAIG LOW PHOTOS