Application
Applying for a Service Dog, Emotional Support Dog, Stability Dog, Companion Dog can be very time consuming, but we are here to help you through the process. Fill out our initial application form below. Once we verify that you are eligible, we will send you a formal application.
There is no fee to apply for our service.
NOTE; By sending in the full application does not mean the applicant is automatically approved; it MUST go before Paws 4 R Heroes’s review team to be approved.
Following the application review process, the applicant will be notified within thirty days or less that their application was either accepted or denied.
Once the application is tentatively approved, the time-frame, from start until actual receiving a service dog can be anywhere from a year to two years.
Time frame for a Companion Dog or an Emotional Support Dog can be as long as 6 months.
The cost to train a service dog can be up to $30,000. This includes home visit as well as public access testing and all appropriate certifications, re-certification, follow-up visits, follow-up training, ongoing training during the life of the dog.
While we provide our Service dogs, Emotional Support dogs, Companion Dogs as well as Stability Dogs free of charge, we encourage fundraising to help Paws 4 R Heroes cover costs and continue this program for future service members. Paws 4 R Heroes is available to assist in your fundraising efforts should you choose to do so but this is not a requirement.
Paws 4 R Heroes works to match the “right dog” with the “right person” so they can be a team for life.
The process begins when the applicant is notified of the application approval. Once a dog is adopted that is suitable for the veteran, the dog will then be trained to meet the needs of its partner.
If you have any additional questions please email us at [email protected].
Please be detailed in your answers as it will only delay your application processes.
There is no fee to apply for our service.
NOTE; By sending in the full application does not mean the applicant is automatically approved; it MUST go before Paws 4 R Heroes’s review team to be approved.
Following the application review process, the applicant will be notified within thirty days or less that their application was either accepted or denied.
Once the application is tentatively approved, the time-frame, from start until actual receiving a service dog can be anywhere from a year to two years.
Time frame for a Companion Dog or an Emotional Support Dog can be as long as 6 months.
The cost to train a service dog can be up to $30,000. This includes home visit as well as public access testing and all appropriate certifications, re-certification, follow-up visits, follow-up training, ongoing training during the life of the dog.
While we provide our Service dogs, Emotional Support dogs, Companion Dogs as well as Stability Dogs free of charge, we encourage fundraising to help Paws 4 R Heroes cover costs and continue this program for future service members. Paws 4 R Heroes is available to assist in your fundraising efforts should you choose to do so but this is not a requirement.
Paws 4 R Heroes works to match the “right dog” with the “right person” so they can be a team for life.
The process begins when the applicant is notified of the application approval. Once a dog is adopted that is suitable for the veteran, the dog will then be trained to meet the needs of its partner.
If you have any additional questions please email us at [email protected].
Please be detailed in your answers as it will only delay your application processes.