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, California, Ralph’s impact went far beyond what we could ever have imagined.

The value of bringing a smile to someone’s face is hard to estimate, but its importance is incomparable. 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 around them for as long as they can. For nine years, Webb…

Happy International Assistance Dog Week! We’re taking this time to celebrate our top-notch dogs and educate folks about the important role they play in helping Warriors along the road to recovery.

You’ve heard of a service dog, therapy dog, and an emotional support animal, but where does an assistance dog fit into the mix?

That’s a wrap – a van wrap! Everyone will know when the Paws for Purple Hearts team arrives to serve Warriors now that our vans are covered in photos and graphics of our highly-trained dogs. Our teams across the nation are excited to represent PPH wherever they go thanks to the support of some amazing people.

We want to give a huge thank you to our wonderful volunteer, Sam Stone, for

You may have heard our motto “Warriors Helping Warriors^®,” but do you know why we say it, what it means, and how it relates to our mission?

At Paws for Purple Hearts we are dedicated to improving the lives of America’s Warriors facing mobility challenges and trauma-related conditions, but our mission goes beyond placing service dogs with our wounded Warriors.

The motto, “Warriors Helping Warriors^®” summarizes our dedication

Although women have been serving in America’s wars and conflicts throughout our history Women’s Veterans Day is a recently implemented holiday. It was first celebrated on June 12, 2018. It marked the 70th anniversary of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps legislation signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 12, 1948. This law allowed women to serve as regular members of the military, entitling them to Veterans’ benefits. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Impacting hundreds of people daily, Paws for Purple Hearts’ Facility Dog program aims to spread love and joy throughout a health/human services care facility serving our nation’s brave injured Warriors. Our dogs provide a friendly face to engage patients, families and staff. A Paws for Purple Hearts facility dog…

Love is in the air this week as we celebrate both Valentine’s Day and National Salute to Veteran Patients week. Paws for Purple Hearts is lucky enough to work with hundreds of Veterans every year through our unique Canine Assisted Warrior Therapy^® programs that are actually built around love. Not just puppy love, but the hormone that helps promote feelings of