PPH Menlo Park

Puppy Parents are wonderful volunteers that take our Service Dogs-In-Training home on the weekends and holidays. They give our dogs experience living in a home environment, being around new [...]

With air travel being the biggest form of long distance travel, airport training is a necessary part of any Service Dog’s education.

Headquartered in Penngrove, CA our National staff share updates in the Fall 2021 edition of our Paws of Allegiance Newsletter.

A brand new storage shed has been constructed for Paws for Purple Hearts (PPH) at the Welcome Center on the Menlo Park VA campus. Dana Souter, an Ambassador in Girl Scout Troop 61634, partnered [...]

Few things bring more instant joy than interacting with a dog or puppy you just became acquainted with. With the pandemic causing a spike in dog ownership and many using the daily cadence of dog [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Menlo Park PPH Team works with the Women’s Trauma Recovery Program (WTRP). The WTRP was developed to treat women Veterans and active duty service members with Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD). [...]

May is both Mental Health Awareness month and Military Appreciation Month. These two causes are close to our hearts here at Paws for Purple Hearts. The current pandemic has led to some changes [...]

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 [...]