The Rescue is dedicated to adopting, training, and partnering special canines with Veterans in need of assistance. 

We use praise-based techniques to train our dogs through basic and advanced obedience.  They take the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Test  to make sure they are well-behaved in public and good with strangers and other dogs.

Our dogs may then get certified through the Alliance of Therapy Dogs as a Pet Therapy Team.  We may visit Senior Living Centers, Schools, and Veteran Facilities to enrich the lives of others in addition to further socializing the dogs.  This gives them plenty of exposure to public and scenarios in which their behavior must be optimal.

We then teach our rescue dogs multiple service tasks that are designed to help many PTSD sufferers, until they are paired with their individual Veteran Partner and learn additional tasks specific to their Veteran’s needs. 

Next, we help the Veteran learn our proper handling skills to ensure the Dog-Veteran partnership is strong. In order to graduate as a Service Team, both the Service Dog and their Veteran must fully demonstrate that they are capable of keeping up their skills and putting them into use in public at all times.

Our final step is Service Dog Team Graduation, so these proud pups and their Veterans can go about their daily lives with confidence and a feeling of accomplishment.