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Thanks for stopping by this page. We have received numerous inquiries regarding just where our customers can go for information regarding Service Dog Training, Service Dog information, Search and Rescue Dog information and more. There are also organizations out there that provide vital services that we feel interested customers must know about and also support.
We thought it wise to begin compiling this list on our own. Here you will find information on organizations that Petjoy|Wiredog supports. This page will always be a work in progress as we learn more, so please check back often.
Additionally, Petjoy|Wiredog is committed to supporting organizations that further the cause of working dogs that are out there every day helping make people's lives better in one way or another. Please look for the "DONATE HERE" link next to the organizations listed below to help them. You can donate $1.00 or $100. Whatever you want... we just want to help them! Petjoy|Wiredog has created specific donation pages for the organizations of choice and you can just add your donation to your cart when you are shopping on our site. 100% of donated funds will go to the organization you select. We do not keep a dime of the donated money.
Thank you for your support. We hope the information on this page will work towards educating you further in your quest for information about the dogs we all love so much and help somebody along the way!
ORGANIZATIONS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:
Located in Dickinson, Texas (Phone: (877) 270-9500)
The Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team was started in August, 2000 with the purpose to provide Volunteer Horse Mounted Search and Recovery for Lost and Missing persons. The Team was started in the North Galveston County area because of the high incidence of missing persons in the largely undeveloped area of South
Harris and North Galveston Counties. With this in mind, the team's existence and purpose are dedicated to the memory of Laura Miller, a young woman abducted and murdered in North Galveston County in 1984. Laura was the daughter of our director,Tim Miller. Our team is composed of volunteers of various experiences, and varied resources.
We currently have approximately 450 + members and are growing rapidly. We are currently available to conduct searches nation wide. We are a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, which is funded solely by donations from team members corporate sponsors and surrounding communitites.
You will find our organization to be compassionate, dedicated and professional. We believe that we can better ourselves by working together to help the community and people in need. Many of our members are trained in various rescue and life saving skills such as CPR, advanced lifesaving skills and field craft. Our members come from all walks of life. We have business owners, medics, firefighters, housewives, electricians and students on our team. Our resources range from horse and rider teams to foot searchers, water (divers, boats) air (planes, helicopters), dog teams (air scent, cadaver and tracking) and 4x4's. We have also utilized infared cameras in some of our searches.
Texas EquuSearch is a professional organization and we take notification of a missing person very seriously. If you are
interested in volunteering with us, making a donation, learning more or, God forbid, you need our help, please contact us.
Texas EquuSearch Office
4013 FM 517, Suite B Dickinson, Texas 77539
P. O. Box 395, Dickinson, Texas 77539
Office: (281) 309-9500
Fax : (281) 534-6719
Toll Free: (877) 270-9500
Located in Santa Fe, NM (Phone: (866) 4453647)
Working Like Dogs is dedicated to celebrating working dogs around the world. Working Like Dogs provides you with practical information, current trends, and products to meet your working dog needs. Wiredog fervently supports Working Like Dogs' The Service Dog Guidebook, authored by Marcie Davis and Melissa Bunnell.
Marcie Davis is a writer, public speaker, advocate, and activist. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Davis Innovations, a public health and human service consulting firm based in Santa Fe, New Mexico that specializes in program development, policy, research, and advocacy. Marcie has been a paraplegic for more than 30 years and has been partnered with a service dog for more than thirteen years. She holds a Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and has received numerous awards and accolades for her tireless advocacy on behalf of individuals who can not advocate for themselves.
Melissa Bunnell holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from The Ohio State University and has specialized in family and crisis counseling. As an animal lover she became interested in the subject of service dogs through her colleague and friend Marcie Davis, a service dog recipient. For more than five years, she has researched service dog resources and interviewed service dog partners, veterinarians and other professionals in the dog world and in 2003 co-founded Working Like Dogs, LLC, an organization dedicated to working dogs around the world.
Located in Scottsdale, Arizona (Phone: 480-945-0754)
Mission
Power Paws Assistance Dogs' mission is to provide highly skilled assistance dogs to adults and children with disabilities throughout the United States, to provide education and continuing support for working assistance dog teams, and to be a resource in the community for people with disabilities.
History
Power Paws Assistance Dogs was founded by Miss Shoshanna Abels. Miss Abels was raised in a family where community service was highly valued. Shoshanna's family became volunteer puppy raisers for several assistance dog organizations and Shoshanna found her passion in this program. When she graduated from high school in 1999, Shoshanna studied with Dr. Bergin and graduated as The Assistance Dog Institute's youngest student. Shoshanna returned to Scottsdale, Arizona and founded Power Paws Assistance Dogs, Inc. Power Paws Assistance Dogs became incorporated in 2001, received their 501 c 3 status and began training and placing assistance dogs. Since 2001, Power Paws has certified 39 teams and currently has over 43 dogs in training.
Power Paws trains Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers in 90 commands to assist adults and children with disabilities. Our main focus is on mobility impairments, such as paraplegics and quadriplegics, but we also provide dogs to the hearing impaired and psycho/social disabilities, such as fears, phobias and Post Traumatic Distress Disorder. Among the commands our assistance dogs learn are: to open and close doors and drawers, turn lights on and off, push elevator buttons and retrieve dropped items.
Power Paws has been able to provide assistance dogs to people with disabilities within one to two years from the completion of an application. This remains one of the shortest waiting times in the industry.
Located in Anacortes, WA (Phone: 360-293-5609)
Summit Assistance Dogs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides highly-skilled mobility, hearing and therapy dogs for people with disabilities. The organization is based in Anacortes, Washington but provides assistance dogs to people throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Assistance dogs increase independence for people with disabilities by performing many tasks such as opening and closing doors, turning lights on and off, retrieving dropped items, getting the phone in case of emergency and alerting hearing-impaired people to sounds such as doorbells, alarms, the telephone or a crying baby. They also alleviate depression and loneliness by providing unconditional love and companionship.
Since its founding in 2000, Summit has changed lives four paws at a time, graduating 45 assistance dog teams as of Spring 2009. Many of the dogs trained by Summit are rescued from shelters, thereby providing these animals a ‘new leash on life.’
Located in Berea, OH (Phone: 216-406-7656)
Working Animals Giving Service for Kids is a 501 (c)(3) charity. WAGS 4 KIDS is driven by our belief in early intervention and in the power of that special bond between a child and a dog. Unique in its mission, partner placements of animals are exclusively made to children. WAGS trains and places, free of charge, mobility assistance and skilled companion animals. We offer help to families in the Northeast Ohio area to include a dog into a child’s life as soon as they have a need and an interest.
Selected by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, WAGS developed a training program used in training inmates as trainers in a “cell dog” program. Puppies are housed and reared with inmates at the North Central Correctional Facility in Marion, Ohio. Using the WAGS training protocol, staff trainers make weekly visits and hold training classes inside the facility. These puppies go on to finish training in foster homes before final placements are made. For the inmates, it has been an opportunity to acquire a real life rehabilitative skill and to use their time to give back to the community. Please contact wendy@wags4kids.comfor availability of the WAGS training program, “Dogs Don’t Speak English”.
WAGS 4 KIDS will partner a dog to meet the specific needs of a child. Our work and the ability to provide animals at no cost is funded through the generous support of corporations, organizations and individuals just like you. We gratefully accept your tax deductible donation in any amount. Please help us continue to provide partnerships for a lifetime that can change a child’s life.
Located in Colorado
Colorado Services Dogs, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to train and provide rescued dogs to assist people who have disabilities in leading more independent lives at work, at home and at school. These dogs become an extension of their owners and bring security, freedom, independence and relief from social isolation to their human partners.
Canine Companions for Independence Website: www.cci.org
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Canine Companions for Independence has been providing assistance dogs to people with disabilities since 1975. You can help us unite people with trained assistance dogs in a powerful program that leads to greater independence. Every assistance dog starts as a puppy that needs a loving home. You can raise a dog and change a life. Volunteer puppy raising is an incredible way to help children and adults with disabilities live more independent lives.
American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA)™
The American Rescue Dog Association™ (ARDA™), the nation's oldest air-scenting search dog organization, was founded in 1972 by Bill and Jean Syrotuck. The ARDA™ "concept" was a result of the Syrotuck's desire to provide the public with competent well trained search and rescue personnel and canines. To achieve this goal, the Syrotuck's formed the American Rescue Dog Association™ by organizing various state rescue dog associations from across the nation in order to share training techniques, develop uniform standards, and create a national alerting system for major emergencies. Since its inception, ARDA™'s standards and training methods have served as the model for K-9 search and rescue units across the nation and around the world. ARDA relies solely on donations and volunteers.
The American Rescue Dog Association
P.O. Box 613
Bristow, Virginia 20136
Email: information@ardainc.org
Located in Arlington, Virginia (Phone: 571-216-1589)
The Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to responsible Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) education, advocacy, research and training facilitation. PSDS also provides essential information for persons disabled by severe mental illness, who wish to train a service dog to assist with the management of symptoms. Psychiatric Service Dog Society consults regularly with mental healthcare providers in their efforts to learn more about PSD. PSDS also hosts an online community of service dog handlers veteran and new. Please note: PSDS does not provide or train dogs for individuals. The Psychiatric Service Dog Society is an educational and capacity-building organization dedicated to responsible Psychiatric Service Dog community stewardship.
Located in Bellevue, Washington
The Delta Foundation was established in 1977 in Portland, Oregon, under the leadership of Michael McCulloch, MD. Delta's first president was Leo K. Bustad, DVM, PhD, dean of a veterinary college and a pioneer in human-animal bond theory and application. Delta's founders wanted to understand the quality of the relationship between pet owners, pets, and care givers, both human and veterinary, (hence the "delta" name based on this triangle). At that time, pets were widely considered luxury or throwaway items, not of central importance to individual health and well-being. Delta's early years focused on funding the first credible research on why animals are important to the general population and specifically how they affect health and well being. Early Delta members were primarily from the veterinary and human health professions and from university faculties.
Once the importance of animals in everyday lives was established from this research, Delta began to look at how animals can change the lives of people who are ill and disabled. In the late 1980s, Delta began creating educational materials to apply the scientific information in everyday life. Membership expanded to pet owners and a broader general public.
In the 1990's, Delta built on its scientific and educational base to provide direct services at the local level. This includes providing the first comprehensive training in animal-assisted activities and therapy to volunteers and health care professionals. A significant advance was the development of the Standards of Practice in Animal-Assisted Activities and Animal-Assisted Therapy, which provides guidance in the administrative structure of AAA/T programs, including animal selection, personnel training, treatment plan development, documentation and more. Use of the Standards of Practice in Animal-Assisted Activities and Animal-Assisted Therapy provides a sound base on which to build quality AAA/T programs.
One of Delta's strengths continues to be the development of standards-based training materials. We identify subject matter experts and work with them to create, rigorously pilot and revise, and then implement training. Using this process, we are creating a comprehensive service dog trainer curriculum. In 2001, we published Professional Standards for Dog Trainers: Effective, Humane Principles, that will provide guidelines for all dog training developed by Delta Society.
Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York (Phone: 914-693-0600 ext 1950 or 1953)
East Coast Assistance Dogs (ECAD) is an organization which raises, trains and places assistance dogs with individuals having disabilities which cause loss of independence. ECAD accomplishes this mission by teaching at risk teenagers to train dogs to become Service Dogs, In Home Skilled Dogs and Facility Dogs. Our training program is part of the curriculum at several schools and agencies. Our training takes place in every situation possible: field trips to malls, grocery stores, movies, events and much more. The teens train from wheelchairs, walkers and simulate the different disabilities of our clients.
Once the training is complete, the teens become the teachers and teach the person with the disability to understand and utilize the dog to be more independent. ECAD’s program has been able to teach some of the most difficult teens, and help them trust and rebuild their lives all while helping some one else gain independence.
Located in Montgomery, Texas (Phone: 713-703-6924)
"Making a Difference 4 Paws at a Time"... that is the motto of this wonderful Texas-based organization. My Service Dog, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization developed to train Service Dogs, Assistance Dogs, and Hearing Dogs to promote independence and socialization for the disabled. My Service Dog, Inc. gives demonstrations and presentationsfor any organization, business, or groups. The purpose of the presentation is to educate the public about Service Dogs, and how a Service Dog can enrich the life of a person with a disability. Donations Welcomed.
Located in Louisville, KY (Phone: 502-969-9316)
The Jefferson County Search Dog Association is a volunteer organization whose purpose is to provide qualified search and rescue dogs and handlers that assist requesting agencies in searching for individuals who are lost, victims of flash floods, tornados, earth quakes and other natural disasters.
The JCSDA also has a fantastic area on their website to teach children about Search and Rescue dogs and the wonderful work they do. You can reach this part of their site by visiting www.jcsda.com/kids1.htm. There your children can meet "Hunter" the Search and Rescue dog! A great resource you're sure to enjoy!
Located in Burlington, New Jersey
The United States War Dogs Association, Inc. is a nonprofit organization of Former and Current US Military Dog Handlers and supporting members committed to promoting the long history of the Military Service Dogs, establishing permanent War Dog Memorials, and educating the public about the invaluable service of these canines to our country.
Objectives:
1. EDUCATION: With the use of our Traveling U. S. War Dog Exhibit, bring the history of all U. S. Military War Dogs from all wars to the general public.
2. WAR DOG MEMORIAL: Raise funds to establish a U. S. War Dog Memorial.
3. K-9 CORPS COMMEMORATIVE STAMP DRIVE: Sign on for petitions to have the Postal Service issue a commemorative stamp for all Military working dogs.
4. SUPPORT: Through our fund raising; service dog organizations such as Military War Dogs, Police Canine units and Search and Rescue units.
5. K-9 ADOPTION: Help in the process of finding homes for retiring Military and Police canines.
6. NATIONAL MEMORIAL: Help to establish a National War Dog Memorial in Washington, DC.
Our background in military War Dog service and our dedication to honoring the memory of the service and sacrifice of the US Military Working Dogs gives us a unique perspective that we can use to educate the public on the history of Military War Dogs.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Located: Nationwide
Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguished itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.
Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers compassionate services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; support and comfort for military members and their families; the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products; educational programs that promote health and safety; and international relief and development programs.
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