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Valiant Heart Companions
Training service dogs for survivors
Meet the Team

Our Dogs

Every dog in our program is hand-selected for temperament, health, and trainability. Follow their journeys from puppy to partner.

12–20
Months of Training
8–15
Custom Tasks Learned
$0
Cost to Qualified Recipients

Ready for Placement

These dogs have completed training and are waiting to be matched with their partner.

Orion

Standard Poodle

Orion is sharp, composed, and quietly devoted. He has the focus of a working dog and the sensitivity of a companion — a combination that makes him exceptionally effective in complex public environments. He is hypoallergenic and ideal for recipients with allergies or asthma.

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Currently in Training

These dogs are working hard every day to learn the skills that will change a life.

Ranger

Yellow Labrador Retriever

Ranger is the kind of dog who makes you feel like you've known him your whole life. He has a quiet steadiness that his trainers describe as remarkable — nothing rattles him, but he notices everything. He is especially attuned to emotional shifts in the people around him.

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Lily

Golden Retriever

Lily is gentle, perceptive, and impossibly warm. She has a gift for sensing distress before the person experiencing it is even fully aware of it themselves. Her trainers describe her as having 'emotional radar' — she redirects her attention to whoever in the room most needs it.

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Sponsor a Dog in Training

It costs approximately $25,000 to fully train and place one service dog. Your gift — at any amount — helps us get more dogs to the survivors who need them.

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