General

The Clever Dog Experiment, performed by the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna, found that older dogs can learn new things. In their experiment, researchers asked dogs to choose between two [...]

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 [...]

When you designate Paws for Purple Hearts as your charity, you will support our mission to help America’s injured Warriors on the path to recovery by providing top-tier assistance dogs and [...]

Dr. Bonnie Bergin is the creator of the concept of the service dog. She founded the world’s first mobility service dog organization in 1975 and has devoted her life to teaching and training dogs [...]

Paws for Purple Hearts has high performance standards for service dogs. They cannot be fearful, insecure, or uncomfortable around people, other dogs, unusual objects or noises. This is why we [...]

Who says Valentine’s Day has to be all about romantic love? Here are six ways to show some puppy love and make Paws for Purple Hearts your Valentine this year.

For the past two weeks, our Ruther Glen, Virginia team has been working tirelessly during Client Training, along with two of our Warriors, Jake and Monty, to get them prepared to graduate with [...]

Over the past few years, Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) has received many, many requests from folks around the USA (and around the world!) for PPH merchandise; shirts, hats, hoodies, etc. For a [...]

We have so many reasons to be thankful. As one of the foremost charities that help Veterans, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we would like to express our gratitude to the many individuals that [...]

In San Diego, we take them out on exciting field trips to practice their impressive service dog training. The goal is to get them used to strange places, objects and noises throughout their [...]