Here at Applause Your Paws we feel just as as strongly about serving the bigger picture as we do about helping our clients have happier and more well behaved canine companions. Below are a few areas where AYP is serving the community and opportunities for you to get involved with our mission. Here at AYP, we strive to educate the dog owning public about the importance of socialization, sterilization and positive training. Come along with AYP -- give back and feel great!

New Horizons Service Dogs is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization that partners trained dogs with the disabled, mostly in the area of wheelchair and mobility assistance. Headquartered in central Florida, NHSD runs two “Prison Pups” programs where service dogs to-be are raised and trained by inmates. Applause Your Paws is currently assisting NHDS by providing training support for the new set of six puppies currently living with their inmate handlers at the South Florida Reception Center.


If you aren’t ready to take on the full time commitment of having a dog or want to try out our skills as an Applause Your Paws graduate, why not become a weekend puppy raiser? As a weekend puppy raiser you will host a service dog currently in training at your home for the weekend and continue the socialization process. We ask that you adhere to our training commands, which will be explained to you by our NHSDI trainer. For more information, click here.

Applause Your Paws has been serving the animal community through our involvement with Paws 4 You rescue. Each week, our team of trainers volunteers their time to answer both basic obedience and behavioral questions for our foster parents and new adopters. Foster parents are allowed to bring foster dogs to an AYP group class, free of charge. Ensuring that dogs adopted from Paws 4 You stay in their home (and aren’t returned for behavioral reasons) is so important to us. AYP is currently in the process of implementing a new program which will enable Paws 4 You to give their dogs currently not in foster care an opportunity to receive more socialization and enrichment so that they can go to their homes already equipped with basic obedience and
manners skills. From courtesy follow ups to personal house visits when needed, AYP supports Paws 4 You and encourages it’s clients to do the same. For more information about how to get involved with Paws 4 You as a volunteer click here. To become a foster parent for a rescued dog still waiting to find it’s forever home, click here.
 

From career days at schools to supporting local pet fairs and other fundraising events, AYP is always happy to discuss outreach and sponsorship opportunities. If we can help your organization in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us. In the past we’ve supported the first annual Pawareness Pet Fair, The Beaux Arts Foundation, The Association for Retarded Citizens South Florida, Paws 4 You Rescue, Friends Forever Rescue and The South Florida Veterinary Foundation.

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