A service dog for
a 1 October hero.
We’re placing a fully trained PTSD service dog with a first responder who ran toward danger on 1 October and is still carrying that night.
· One-time gift · Tax-deductible
What this dog will do.
Nine years after 1 October, many of the first responders who were there still live with what they saw. A trained PTSD service dog is with them every day, including the moments nobody else sees.
Interrupts nightmares
Wakes their handler and brings them back before the night takes over.
Grounds a panic attack
Uses touch and pressure to bring someone back to the present.
Makes crowds possible
Creates space in busy places, so stores, games and gatherings stop being off-limits.
For a responder who gave everything that night, it can mean getting part of their life back.
Help make it happen →From puppy to partner.
Every step, start to finish. We’ll add photos and video here as the pup grows.
Fundraising
Raising $11,000 for the puppy, the training and a starter kit, so the hand-off is complete on day one.
Give nowOur pup is born
At Sunshine Doodles.
Training begins
Professional PTSD service training with Norton Dog Training.
Built around one hero
Training, socializing and task work, shaped around the needs of the person it will serve.
Home with a hero
Placed with a 1 October first responder, near the 10th anniversary.
Trained by Norton Dog Training.
A Las Vegas training team that prepares service and therapy dogs and matches them with veterans and first responders.
“We chose Norton Dog Training because they train dogs for the people we serve. This dog won’t just be trained. It will be trained for one person, and for the nights that are hardest.”
The Honored 25 teamTraining
About 4 months of professional PTSD service training, starting when the pup is 5 months old.
Socializing
Time in real-world places, so the dog stays calm and focused wherever its person goes.
Task work
The tasks this hero needs, like interrupting nightmares and grounding a panic attack.
Placement
Matched and placed with a 1 October first responder.
Every dollar raised here goes to this one placement. Here’s exactly what it pays for.
The puppy
From Sunshine Doodles.
PTSD service training
About 4 months with Norton Dog Training, at a discounted rate.
Starter kit
Food, gear and vet care for day one.
Total goal
With care. With their permission.
We’re working quietly with first responder wellness teams to find the person who needs this most. We’ll share the update here the moment we know.
Before you give.
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Does all of my gift go to the dog?
What if you raise more than $11,000?
Can I give monthly?
How is the person chosen?
Help bring our pup home.
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