Warrior Avenues: service dogs & Pets

Military members nation-wide confront a multitude of problems during their careers, the last thing they need to worry about is their pet's care during their service commitments. Dogs On Deployment is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit which provides an online network for service members to search for volunteers who are willing to board their pets during their owner's service commitments. Dogs on Deployment promotes responsible, life-long pet ownership by military pet owners by advocating for military pet owner rights, providing educational resources and granting financial assistance for military pet owners during times of emergency. Join Dogs on Deployment's mission in changing the lives of our military members and their pets.

Freedom Dogs is a nonprofit organization devoted to serving wounded members of the military who are being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and/or other physical impairments. Along with our trainers, our specialty service dogs provide both physical and emotional support, helping wounded warriors successfully make the challenging transition back to civilian life, or in some cases, return to active duty.

Working closely with active military and Veterans in Southern California, our organization provides custom-trained dogs through two free programs. The Partner Program pairs a dog and trainer team with a warrior to complement rehabilitation and assist in the recovery process. If needed, the Partner for Life Program matches a dog with a warrior for life.

 Our training facility, K-9 Companions is a for-profit entity that has been training service dogs for over 44 years. For many years, K-9 Companions has been accepting Veteran referrals and funding from Semper FI to train service dogs for disabled Veterans. In recent years Semper Fi funding has been greatly reduced, preventing low income Veterans from acquiring service companions as an additional holistic measure to ease the transition back to normal civilian life. Despite reductions in Semper Fi funding, K-9 Companions continued providing "In Kind Training Services" to Veterans in our local communities. In 2017, K-9 Companions established K9 Companions Inc., a registered non-profit that would continue to provide trained service animals to Military/Veterans, and to raise the necessary funding to provide these services at no cost to heroes suffering from debilitating disorders.