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Our 5th Annual Hero Dogs 5K9 will be held on Saturday, May 17th, 2024 at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC!⁣ Again this year, you can participate either in-person or virtually. The Priority registration deadline is March 1st, and Early Bird pricing is available through March 30th. Register and find race information at hero-dogs.org/5k9! 👟⁣ Thank […]

A new issue of The Paw Print was recently released! This edition’s facility dog spotlight is on Hero Dogs Buddy, who works at St. John’s College Student Health & Wellness Center in Annapolis, Maryland. ⁣⁣⁣⁣Click here to read the newsletter and here to sign up for Hero Dogs emails so you receive the next newsletter […]

Update: Thank you! This Giving Tuesday, you gave over $9,000 to further our mission to improve the quality of life of our nation’s heroes and enhance the services of community organizations by placing assistance dogs with customized training and lifetime support.⁣⁣⁣ We are so grateful for your support!⁣⁣⁣ Giving Tuesday is Tuesday, December 3rd! After […]

Congratulations to our 2024 Hero Dogs Graduates! Thank you to everyone who attended our graduation ceremony on November 17th, 2024 and helped us celebrate the Class of 2024! We are so proud to recognize the following service dog, facility dog, skilled home companion, therapy dog, and breeding dog graduating teams: Congratulations to all!

Our next Hero Dogs Graduation is coming up on November 17th, 2024! Come watch incredible Hero Dogs get the recognition they’ve worked hard for on Sunday, November 17th at 2pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Maryland. Click here to let us know you’re coming!

Please help us welcome⁣ Hero Dogs Chas and Hero Dogs Faith!⁣⁣⁣ Hero Dogs Ensign Charles Mann Stern⁣, USN, “Chas”, is a two-month-old Labrador retriever sponsored by the Lusk family. He is named after a family member and U.S. Navy servicemember who was on the USS Oklahoma when it capsized on December 7, 1941 during the Japanese […]