Dogs For Our Brave is a St. Louis based non-profit focused on saving two lives at once.
Our mission is to provide professionally trained service dogs at no cost to wounded veterans who have honorably served our country. By doing so, we provide a continuum of care that covers all expenses - food, equipment, veterinary bills, grooming and ongoing training for the life of the dog.
From basic canine good citizen training to very specific veteran-focused training including retrieval, push/pull, nightmare and anxiety interruption and more, our service dogs in training go through an 18-24 month five-phases program to prepare them to serve their wounded veterans.
Our current training facility (opened in 2018) is located in the city of St. Louis, Mo. We have outgrown this facility and, in the Fall of 2025, will be moving to a 16,000 sq ft facility with a one-acre yard in Crestwood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. This move will be instrumental in the growth of our organization and the number of veterans we will be able to serve in the future.
What is the DFOB Difference?
The “Special Forces” of Service Dog Providers.Nearly 100% of service dogs supporting veterans today are PTS and emotional support service dogs. Because we take our training a step further by training our dogs to serve the mobility needs of wounded veterans, some consider Dogs For Our Brave the “special forces” of service dog providers.
Savings Two Lives at Once.
We also save two lives at once by utilizing rescue dogs at every opportunity. These dogs deserve a second chance and can do so by finding purpose in serving our country’s heroes.
A Bridge to Healing.
Each DFOB service dog is a bridge that allows us into the veteran's life to help them identify where they struggle in terms of mind, body, spirit, and relationships in their daily life. We look to support them in taking the action or finding the resources that they need to address the shortfalls which ultimately leads to balance and peace; empowering each veteran through the daily discipline that is required to care for and use the skills their service dog provides.
No Financial Burden, Ever.
Thanks to the generous support of individual and corporate donors, corporate partners, and the community, each of our veterans can rest easy knowing 100% of the costs for training, feeding, equipment and veterinary care for their dog are covered by Dogs For our Brave for the life of the dog. And when it is time for their dog to retire, we will provide them with another dog.