Paws for Purple Hearts Team Virginia started the year on a happy note when, on January 8, 2021, service dog in training Scout tried his luck at Rosie’s Gaming Emporium’s new location in Dumfries, [...]

A facility dog’s role is to boost morale, build a welcoming atmosphere and promote healing for Warriors in a clinical setting. In his first year at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Clinic in San Jose, [...]

Program instructors are the heart of our organization. They are the ones who train our dogs. They a whole lot of soul into training each top-notch assistance dog and providing Canine-Assisted [...]

It’s almost impossible to find the right words to describe 2020. While last year was one of the toughest in decades, it also proved how dedicated our staff, volunteers and supporters are to [...]

Can you imagine what it would be like to train a Paws for Purple Hearts service dog in Alaska? From sub-freezing temperatures to moose visits to almost 24 hours of darkness at mid-winter, our [...]

This year’s holiday season might be the most difficult in our lifetime due to the long shadow cast by the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual social gatherings and family traditions that have been part [...]

Here’s our latest ‘Paws of Allegiance’, a Paws for Purple Hearts Newsletter. Click Here to Download Our Newsletter

Despite 2020 being a challenging year for everyone, our supporters reminded us all that they are still present. This year’s grand total more than doubled the contributions made on Giving Tuesday [...]

Every moment a Paws for Purple Hearts dog brings joy to a Warrior is a minute, an hour, a day well-spent. The goal of each Paws for Purple hearts dog is to spread love and happiness with those [...]

This Thanksgiving, we want are thankful to all of the wonderful people who dedicate their lives to making it happen.

As top-tier Service Dogs, our dogs must learn how to perform commands in public despite distractions that can take the form of noises, sights, tactile stimuli or smells. That’s a lot for a puppy [...]

The Washington Salute is the official military appreciation program of the Washington Football Team. During the virtual Walking Dogs segment, Paws for Purple Hearts was featured as the Washington [...]