Pawsitivity has helped us greatly. Our service dog is better then any medication. She has not just helped my daughter but the whole family. Millie is the best, most loving and loyal companion for my daughter. Tom and Julie are the kind of people that really care and just keep giving. I can not say thank you enough.
I have been searching for a local charity to help by volunteering. I came across Pawsitivity Service Dogs and was instantly drawn to the cause of the organization. Pawsitivity is genuinely concerned with helping change peoples’ lives by giving the opportunity to live a life they may not get to experience without the help of a properly trained service dog and support system. The entire staff is extremely experienced and knowledgeable on all aspects of the charity in addition to being inclusive and generous. One more thing that I find impressive about Pawsitivity Service Dogs is the transparency of how donations are used to make a significant difference in the lives of the people it helps.
If you are in search of a charity that is working towards special cause, I highly recommend exploring Pawsitivity Service Dogs’ website to see for yourself everything the charity is doing. Even simply spreading the word of the great cause is valuable and helpful to the charity!!
Pawsitivity blessed my life in more ways than I can explain when they introduced my now best Ella to me. She brings so much joy to my days and her well behaved manner goes to show how incredible those at Pawsitivity trained and treated her.
Forever grateful!
Pawsitivity Service Dogs changed my son’s life by providing Grady a 2 year old Labrador. My son went from being a child afraid to leave his house To a confident boy playing sports, going to school and making lots of friends who wanted to meet Grady his best friend that kept him safe and went everywhere with him. Grady became a lifesaver to our entire family because when he was off duty and at our home Jude’s siblings could play with him and give him lots of cuddles. He without a doubt was life changing for me because he takes the night shift of watching my son and sleeping next to him so that I can get a full nights rest. We collectively wonder what we ever did before Grady came along because he is my son’s guardian angel. This year a German Shepard was off leash and came at my 3 kids to attack them. Grady stood his ground refusing to move or back down, absorbing all of the vicious attack and wounds while standing in front of my boys to keep them safe. So actually he’s my whole families guardian angel. Julie and Tom who run Pawsitivity are always checking in on my son Jude and Grady, they’re always a phone call or text away to offer guidance, love and support. There aren’t enough words allowed to articulate how much Pawsitivity saved our lives and what Grady has meant to my young son. My son has endured many painful surgeries and before Grady he was generally frightened of a world that had shown him nothing but pain and anguish. Grady gave us back our lives and allowed my son to see all the beauty that the world is full of. In many ways Grady saved all of us.
Pawsitivity Service Dogs is a small, amazing non-profit dedicated to training service dogs. Our family has helped foster some of the rescue dogs that have been donated, and it is the best organization I have ever worked with (we have volunteered with 5 other rescues and one service dog organization over the past 10 years). Both Tom and Julie clearly care deeply about all the dogs AND the people they work with. They are so knowledgeable and encouraging, I cannot say enough good about them. They also take the best care of their dogs of any other organization I seen.
Their work is desperately needed, and I believe in what they are doing 100%. SERVICE DOGS CHANGE LIVES!!!
Tom and Julie do a great job with their service dogs, in particular, the families who are adopting the autism service dogs - they actually go to doctor's appointments, school meetings, anything that helps the family and their child adapt to living and using their new service dog!
A year ago, I had never heard of Pawsitivity Service Dogs. Through a friend, I heard about a kid named Henry that was in dire need of a service dog. Sadly due to my own medical issues, I was unable to donate to Henry's quest for help. All I could do was to pray for him, his family and that somehow God would help them. It has been a humbling experience to read a mom's blog about her son's challenges and needs.
Then Pawsitivity came into the picture, the hope they gave the family was amazing.
The folks at Pawsitivity have been able to allow Henry, through Bailey (the wonderful service dog Angel from Heaven) to be more like a child without Autism. Just to be a normal happy go lucky little boy.
I can not imagine what it's like to have a special needs child, but this organization answered a much needed prayer for this family.
Pawsitivity worked with our family extensively before my son's service dog came to live with us. Bailey has made Henry able to calm more quickly and cope with transitions when we are out in the community. Thanks to Pawsitivity we feel more confident that Henry won't wander off without notice. Bailey has made such a wonderful companion and is extremely well trained.
Pawsitivity Service Dogs works personally with each family to find and train exactly the right dog for their needs. The dogs can literally change their lives--not just of the handler, but of their family, friends, classmates, and other people around them. We are incredibly proud of the work that we do and happy that we are able to ease some of the burdens and strain that the handlers and their families deal with. And we're thrilled that the dogs go to loving, caring homes in which they get to spend time with people and be of service.
