Even Heroes Need Heroes
We are committed to uniting service dogs with military veterans. We do this by generating awareness of the benefits of service dogs, and hosting fundraisers throughout the year so we can help sponsor their training. Thanks to the continuous generosity of our pet parents and community supporters, we're making an impact.
We're honored to highlight our furry, four-legged heroes who have graduated from training as loyal, hardworking companions for the brave men and women who served our country. It's hard work to become a service dog for a veteran and only the best make the cut. The need for service dogs among veterans is great and with your support, we hope to sponsor many more.
MEET OUR SERVICE DOGS
Cooper
K9's for Warriors
09/01/2022
DOWNERS GROVE 1st SERICE DOG FOR A VETERAN!
Cooper is our first sponsored Service Dog for a Veteran through our Dogtopia Foundation partnership with K9's for Warriors.
We started raising funds for our 1st Service Dog with dedicate daycare events and fundraisers to reach our goal. Our yearly Christmas in July is a huge success, along with special lunch treats, Makin' Bacon, photo events, just to name a few that helped us hit our goal. Our Pet Parents and Dogtopia Foundation supporters stepped up to help us reach our goal of $6,000 in July of 2022!
We selected K9's for Warriors as our partner based on their mission for adopting adult dogs from Animal Shelters to train as life partners for Veterans. We were driven to the organization based on 2 things: 1) Saving a shelter dog to give them a strong purpose in life and 2) Success rate for transition from shelter dog to service dog.
We were assigned Cooper in August of 2022 and he was in training for less than 2 months. K9's for Warriors shared Cooper's progress and many stages of his training. He was placed with his Warrior, Richard, a Navy Veteran from Arkansas in September of 2022. The turn-around from shelter dog to Service Dog is truly amazing.
DOWNERS GROVE 1st SERICE DOG FOR A VETERAN!
Cooper is our first sponsored Service Dog for a Veteran through our Dogtopia Foundation partnership with K9's for Warriors.
We started raising funds for our 1st Service Dog with dedicate daycare events and fundraisers to reach our goal. Our yearly Christmas in July is a huge success, along with special lunch treats, Makin' Bacon, photo events, just to name a few that helped us hit our goal. Our Pet Parents and Dogtopia Foundation supporters stepped up to help us reach our goal of $6,000 in July of 2022!
We selected K9's for Warriors as our partner based on their mission for adopting adult dogs from Animal Shelters to train as life partners for Veterans. We were driven to the organization based on 2 things: 1) Saving a shelter dog to give them a strong purpose in life and 2) Success rate for transition from shelter dog to service dog.
We were assigned Cooper in August of 2022 and he was in training for less than 2 months. K9's for Warriors shared Cooper's progress and many stages of his training. He was placed with his Warrior, Richard, a Navy Veteran from Arkansas in September of 2022. The turn-around from shelter dog to Service Dog is truly amazing.
