We are often asked, “How do you select dogs for specific assistance dog work?” Paws for Purple Hearts trains and places three different types of assistance dogs: Service Dogs, Facility Dogs, and [...]
We take several steps to ensure the success of our service dog, specialist therapy, and facility dog teams. We meticulously match our graduating dogs with clients based on a few important [...]
Spring has arrived and so has the beautiful weather here in Virginia! The Paws for Purple Hearts service dogs in training have been enjoying more play time in the yard without getting muddy, as [...]
We are very excited to announce the Grand Opening of our San Diego Facility. With the official opening of our doors on Thursday, April 12, 2018, we will be able to provide top-notch [...]
Puppies in training at Paws for Purple Hearts spend their weekends with volunteer puppy families. Our puppy families are vital to the upbringing of our pups because they provide the extra [...]
We encourage you to read below to find out how our “Canine Musketeers” are helping Veterans with combat-related injuries such as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury [...]
Judy arrived in Fairbanks, Alaska at 8 weeks of age in December, 2016. Her time in Fairbanks was spent helping Veterans and Service Members reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other [...]
Our dogs spread their love to Veterans and Active Duty Service Members all year around, but this past month of February was extra special for our Virginia site. On Valentine’s Day, a very [...]
Volunteers help Paws for Purple Hearts accomplish our life-saving mission in a wide variety of important and fun ways. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, our team of highly-trained instructors [...]
Timmy has left our site for the near future to become a father to future service dogs in training! We can’t wait for puppies to head to Menlo Park in the spring for puppy petting! These puppies [...]
