Service Animals

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Provides service/assistance dogs to Veterans who have a mobility problem or hearing loss resulting from combat injuries to help them lead a more independent life. Air Compassion for Veterans will provide round trip airfare free of charge for any financially stressed, wounded Veteran, so they can fly to Xenia, Ohio to work with and become accustomed to their service dog.

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www.4pawsforability.org

Works to improve the training, placement and utilization of assistance dogs, including guide dogs for people with visual impairments, hearing dogs for people with hearing impairments and service dogs for people with other disabilities.

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www.assistancedogsinternational.org

Provides service dogs free of charge to any child or adult in the United States who has a physical disability, seizure condition or other special need. Download an application.

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www.canineassistants.org

Provides trained Service Dogs or Hearing Dogs to people in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. area who have physical disabilities or are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Includes ongoing support services and training.

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www.fidosforfreedom.org

Rescues dogs and trains them to assist Veterans and Service Members with mobility impairments, PTSD and TBI. Trained dogs are matched with and donated to Service Members/Veterans who are taught how to work with the dog. Freedom Service Dogs supports the client-dog team for its lifetime.

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www.freedomservicedogs.org

Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal training of individuals and guide dogs. Extended services include training on cane and GPS, as well as career development.

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www.leaderdog.org

Teaches Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other cognitive and emotional disabilities how to train service dogs for other Veterans with physical disabilities. A program of Bergen University for Canine Studies.

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www.pawsforpurplehearts.org

Trains assistance dogs for people with a range of disabilities, and provides lifetime support to encourage independence.

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www.pawswithacause.org

Provides qualified Veterans and Active Duty military and their dependents with certified assistance dogs custom trained to fit their individual requirements and needs.

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paws4people.org

Provides sheltered animals with active duty military personnel, Veterans and emergency first responders recovering from the stress and trauma of service.

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p2v.org

Trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal and intensive on-site training for individuals and guide dogs.

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www.pilotdogs.org

Provides information related to training Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSDs) for people with severe psychiatric disabilities. Includes a Veterans section, as well as resources related to obtaining and training a PSD and accessing VA resources, as well as relevant links.

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www.psychdog.org

Povides service dogs to Veterans returning home from Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan (OEF) who have suffered a physical injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI) or exhibit Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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www.puppiesbehindbars.com

Provides professionally trained service dogs to assist wounded soldiers. Service dogs for Veterans do all the tasks required of a service dog, as well as offer relief for PTSD and other combat-related issues.

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www.saintfrancisdogs.org

Donates large trained dogs to assist patients with balance and mobility challenges such as those resulting from Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's and war injuries. Preference is given to Veterans and their families.

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www.servicedogproject.org

Breeds, trains and places guide dogs with blind and visually impaired Veterans at no charge. Other programs include placement of dogs to help mitigate the effects of PTSD. Intensive training and lifetime follow-up support is provided to each partnership.

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www.guidedogs.org

Breeds, trains and places guide dogs, and provides formal and intensive on-site training for individuals and guide dogs. The initial fee is $150, with $50 for each subsequent visit.

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www.seeingeye.org

Provides service dogs, at no cost, to Veterans with physical and mental health challenges, including those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.

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www.vetsfwd.org

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