PawPADs Event Calendar
2010 promises to be an even more exhilarating time in the growth of Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs! Moved into the PawPADs Training Facility and Campus in Savage, MN; Added infrastructure and updated the facility with the sweat and love of our fantastic volunteers; Brought the first of many future litters of Service Dogs on board (a litter of rescued pups - check out our newsletter for the whole scoop on them); Laid firm foundations for the implementation of our training programs; Exposed Harvey and Macy, two of our Service Dogs in Training to some new and interesting experiences: a Black Hawk helicopter, the splashing log flume at the Mall of America, ice cream parlors, Airplane flights, Hollywood stars...and on and on; Ran our first successful fund raising campaign through giveMN.org; Made some great friends at numerous organizations who, themselves, are making incredible contributions to our world: Partners in Excellence, Giant Steps Foundation, Tee it up for the Troops, Paws-Aid, and, of course, our hard working and generous volunteers and donors; Started the training of our Fall/09 litter, who are smarter and quicker to learn than most would ever imagine; Launched our new website, Facebook Group, and made several other technical changes ...weathered more than a few storms and "lessons learned!" 
2009 was a watershed year as we:
A sincere "Thank you" goes out to each and everyone of you who has played any role this last year...from painting and cleaning up, to training and sharing your treasure with PawPADs. 2010 promises to be an even more productive year as we ready our dogs to be placed with veterans and persons with disabilities
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VOLUNTEERING:
If your 2010 New Year's resolution includes more volunteer service, how can you go wrong achieving that by playing, feeding, caring, and teaching puppies? Several short-term openings exist on each of the puppy care teams: morning, day, and evening. ( Read more..)
PawPADs
8239 150th St. West
Savage, MN 55378
Email: info@PawPADs.org
Phone: (952) 226-2063
Fax: (800) 655-7493
Welcome!
PawPADs
Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs (PawPADs) is a 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in Savage, Minnesota that enhances the lives of people through the training, and placement, of Assistance Dogs.
PawPADs' Vision: Our innovative programs are designed to create powerful, life-enhancing experiences through working with dogs.
We enrich the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained service dogs which will enable individuals to lead more independent lives. Along the way, we include many individuals in the process as we strongly believe that the very act of working with, being around and training these dogs can be therapeutic and life-altering in profound ways.
The Dogs who come when called...for the Soldiers who went when asked...©
Working with veterans suffering from PTSD as they train assistance dogs for veterans facing life with new physical disabilities.
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Project YES!
(Youth Enrichment Services)
Project YES! helps "youth-at-risk" and individuals with disabilities share in the challenges of facing our world today.
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Social Interaction Therapy (S.I.T.) Program
The S.I.T. Program allows the community, particularly our Senior residents, to help pet and socialize our puppies.
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Support our Efforts
All Financial Donations assist our programs in covering overhead costs, purchasing food and vet services, and assisting in operating and expanding our Programs. Positive Perspectives Assistance Dogs, Inc. is a 501c3 charitable organization and all contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law.I look forward to the exciting twists and turns of growing PawPADs and I remain steadfast in our vision of facilitating the magic that training and placing service dogs can have. I continue to feel privileged to come home to those beings that have had such a powerful emotional effect on me."
- Linda Ball, PawPADs Director and Founder
