PAWSITIVITY SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS

THE TRAGEDY:

22 U.S. military veterans commit suicide each day. Missing limbs, blindness, traumatic brain injury (often complicated by PTSD) bring many of our nation's veterans to the breaking point.

THE ANSWER TO THESE VETERAN'S PRAYERS:

100% of your gift will be used to train life-changing service dogs for our nation's wounded warriors. With a service dog, a veteran can lift their head high with pride, confidently leaving their homes each day to participate in the world, with less need for medication, less pain--and with more independence. As shown in our independent, third-party evaluation, veterans partnered with a Pawsitivity service dog have their lives transformed as they return to school or work and engage in their community. They have positive health outcomes and have higher self-esteem. Service dogs work--and your donation will change lives.

QUOTES:

“After my husband’s accident, he couldn’t even go out the front door. With the help of his service dog, he gained the confidence to be able to do some of the things that he desired to do."

"It was like he blossomed back to life. His whole demeanor improved. He wasn’t so scared of life itself.”

“The service dog gives me an overall sense of security and independence. I am not as afraid to go into a public area where I can be vulnerable.”

“The other places I called said, we don’t train for that, or we don’t have that available. They just shut you down right away. Tom listened to my story and said we might have a fit for you. He didn’t just cut me off. He was open to maybe we could make this work. The more we talked, we realized it was very doable.”

SERVICE DOG PROGRAM, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND FAMILY DOG PROGRAM

Pawsitivity also has a Family Dog Program to ensure that any Pawsitivity Dog candidate who is deemed unsuitable for service dog work, or that any returned or retired Pawsitivity Dog, is adopted to a good home. The families who adopt these dogs benefit from the training the dogs have already received, not only by way of emotional support but also by adopting an adult dog that does not have major behavioral issues but didn't meet the very high level of standards a service dog requires. We also have education programs for young people, teaching them the importance of service dogs and how they change the lives of veterans.

EFFECTIVENESS

- Pawsitivity Service Dogs is an award-winning charity (earning Guidestar Platinum and Charities Review Council's seal of approval).

- Pawsitivity service dogs change lives, and we can prove it. Pawsitivity is one of the few service dog nonprofits to have its outcomes assessed with an independent third-party Impact Evaluation.

JOIN US

Join us in our award-winning mission. Answer the prayers of veterans who so desperately need the freedom and independence they receive by partnering with a highly-trained service dog. Your gift will help us train service dogs to bring independence to veterans nationwide.

A CFC-Approved Charity.