Our book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts” includes a comprehensive resource guide and highlights organizations that provide comfortable retirements to military and law-enforcement dogs; pair veterans with service dogs, therapy dogs, or companion dogs; and help military service members with their pets during deployments. We wanted to make that information available to people here on our website as well.

If your organization is not listed here and you focus on helping veterans and service members in any of these specific ways, please email laura.coffey@gmail.com and send the group’s name, mailing address, website, phone number and email address.

ORGANIZATIONS THAT PAIR VETERANS WITH DOGS

America’s VetDogs
371 E. Jericho Turnpike
Smithtown, NY 11787
Website: www.vetdogs.org
Phone: 866-838-3647
Email: info@vetdogs.org

Canine Companions for Independence
PO Box 446
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Website (with contact form): www.cci.org
Phone: 800-572-2275

Freedom Service Dogs of America
2000 W. Union Ave.
Englewood, CO 80110
Website: www.freedomservicedogs.org
Phone: 303-922-6231
Email: info@freedomservicedogs.org

Help for Heroes
PO Box 21804
Keizer, OR 97303
Website: www.joydogs.org/HelpingHeroes.php
Phone: 503-551-4572
Email: info@joydogs.org

Hero Dogs
PO Box 64
Brookeville, MD 20833
Website: www.hero-dogs.org
Phone: 888-570-8653
Email: hero@hero-dogs.org

Honor Therapy and Assistance Dogs
PO Box 77108
Charlotte, NC 28271
Website: www.honortherapydogs.org
Phone: 704-759-0108
Email: ann@honortherapydogs.org

K9s for Warriors
260 S. Roscoe Blvd.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Website: www.k9sforwarriors.org
Phone: 904-686-1956
Email: info@k9sforwarriors.org

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs
254 Ranch Trail
Rockwall, TX 75032
Website: www.patriotpaws.org
Phone: 972-772-3282
Email: office@patriotpaws.org

Paws Assisting Veterans (PAVE)
PO Box 871
Cornelius, OR 97113
Website: www.paveusa.org
Email: info@paveusa.org

Paws of War
34 E. Main St., #303
Smithtown, NY 11787
Website: guardiansofrescue.org/banners-view/paws-of-war-32413
Phone: 888-287-3864
Email: info@guardiansofrescue.org

Pets for Patriots
218 E. Park Ave., #543
Long Beach, NY 11561
Website: www.petsforpatriots.org
Phone: 877-473-8223
Contact form: www.petsforpatriots.org/contact-us

Retrieving Freedom
1148 230th St.
Waverly, IA 50677
Website: www.retrievingfreedom.org
Phone: 319-290-0350
Contact form: www.retrievingfreedom.org/contact

Sam Simon Foundation
30765 Pacific Coast Hwy., #113
Malibu, CA 90265
Website: www.samsimonfoundation.com/service-dogs.html
Phone: 310-457-5898
Email: info@samsimonfoundation.org

Service Dogs for America
PO Box 513
Jud, ND 58454
Website: www.servicedogsforamerica.org
Phone: 701-685-2242
Contact form: www.servicedogsforamerica.org/contact

Veterans Moving Forward
PO Box 404
Catharpin, VA 20143
Website: www.vetsfwd.org
Phone: 866-375-1209
Email: admin@vetsfwd.org

Warrior Canine Connection
23222 Georgia Ave.
Brookeville, MD 20833
Website: www.warriorcanineconnection.org
Phone: 301-260-1111
Email: info@warriorcanineconnection.org

ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP MILITARY DOGS

K-9 Battle Buddies
American Humane Association program that reunites retired military dogs with their human handlers.
1400 16th St. NW, #360
Washington, DC 20036
Website: www.americanhumane.org
Phone: 800-227-4645
Email: info@americanhumane.org

Mission K9 Rescue
Brings retired military and contract working dogs back to the United States; also finds homes for retired law-enforcement dogs.
14027 Memorial Dr., #185
Houston, TX 77079
Website: missionk9rescue.org
Contact form: missionk9rescue.org/contact-mission-k9-rescue

Save-A-Vet
Supports military and law-enforcement dogs in their later years.
387 Northgate Rd.
Lindenhurst, IL 60046
Website: www.save-a-vet.org
Phone: 815-349-9647
Email: info@saveavet.org

United States War Dogs Association
Sends care packages to military dogs on deployment and helps cover medical expenses for retired military dogs.
1313 Mount Holly Rd.
Burlington, NJ 08016
Website: www.uswardogs.org
Phone: 609-747-9340
Email: ronaiello@uswardogs.org

ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS WITH THEIR PETS

Dogs on Deployment
Arranges for long-term boarding of dogs, cats, and other pets while military service members are deployed or have other service commitments.
PO Box 710286
Santee, CA 92072
Website: www.dogsondeployment.org
Phone: 619-800-3631

Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet
Offers a Military and Veteran Pet Foster Home Program and a Military Pet Assistance Fund.
9725 FM 1783
Gatesville, TX 76528
Website: www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org
Phone (voice mail): 646-653-1045
Contact form: www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org/contact-us