Orbit is taught to pull laundry from the dryer at Freedom Service Dogs in Englewood on Friday, March 8, 2013. (Anya Semenoff, Your Hub file)

A fundraising effort to benefit Freedom Service Dogs in Englewood was a success, and Dogs of Denver is hosting a party.

Freedom Service Dogs is a 27-year-old nonprofit that rescues abused or abandoned dogs from shelters and trains them to be helping partners for people with disabilities, including wounded veterans.

Sean McNeil of McNeil Designer Portraits started Dogs of Denver to raise enough money to fund the training of one dog. He put together a coffee table book that features portraits of dogs from around the metro area whose owners paid $250 to have their dog photographed.

The project raised more than $40,00 for Freedom Service Dogs.

"I have a rescue dog of my own, and when I heard about Freedom Service Dogs and what they do, I was sold," McNeil said in a news release. "I knew that I needed to get out into the community and raise enough money to sponsor a dog for their program."

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, McNeil and Dogs of Denver will host a launch party for the book at Lone Tree Brewing Company at 8200 Park Meadows Dr. from 6 to 8 p.m. No RSVP is necessary, and "friends, family and pups" are welcome to attend.

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