Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs

A nonprofit organization

$2,520 raised by 4 donors

13% complete

$20,000 Goal

A Life-Changing Bond Starts Here 🐾

At Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs (PawPADs), we train and place dogs that transform lives. Some become service dogs, offering mobility support or alerting to blood glucose changes for individuals with Type 1 Diabetes. Others serve as facility dogs, enriching the daily lives of others—helping students learn, joining seniors in activities, or bringing comfort to survivors of trauma.

Pawsitive Impact 💛
Many of our dogs have been trained through experiential programming, in which participants—which have included youth, veterans, college students, and incarcerated individuals—build life skills such as responsibility, empathy, and communication by working closely with the dogs. The lessons learned extend beyond the program, creating a ripple effect that benefits families, communities, and the lives the dogs will go on to touch.

Help Us Meet our Match 💓


Between now and Give to the Max Day on November 20th, we need to raise $20,000 to train more Service and Facility Dogs. And thanks to a generous pool of matching funds, provided by Abby Peterson, the Ardolf-Diehl Family, and the St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation, your donation will be doubled until we reach our goal.

Will you give a life changing gift today?


What Your Donation Can Do 💌

Training and placing a single service or facility dog costs an average of $35,000, covering veterinary care, food, enrichment, training staff, and facility upkeep, and more. Every gift makes a real difference:
  • $5 matched can provide a new enrichment toy for one of our dogs
  • $10 matched can provide a month of training treats for our dogs
  • $25 matched can provide a month of food for one of our dogs  
  • $50 matched can provide a year of vaccinations for two of our dogs 
  • $250 matched can provide one neuter/spay surgery  


Click the photo below to learn more about the impact of our work and how you can help us make a difference.




Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs

other names

PawPADs, ADEPT

Tax id (EIN)

51-0593176

Categories

Animals Health Children & Family

Address

9877 234th Street E.
Lakeville, MN 55044

Phone

612-643-5671

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