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iHeartDogs Customers Helped This Veteran Get His Life Back With A Service Dog

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which help support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Did you know that as many as 20% of returning veterans suffer from PTSD? One of those brave soldiers is a US Army PFC Veteran named Wally who served in Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Wally was a Paratrooper (Airborne) and Telecommunications Center Operator whose job was to decrypt top-secret … Read more

Rescue Bank Wants To Go Above And Beyond For National Feed A Rescue Pet Week!

National Feed A Rescue Pet Week is approaching and iHeartDogs is excited to help Rescue Bank reach their goal of funding 5 million meals for shelter pets! Rescue Bank helps make life easier for dogs in shelters. Life is hard for a pet when they’re abandoned by the people they love, but things were even harder for Addie, who was left at Save-A-Bull Rescue in Southern Arizona. Addie suffers from a rare degenerative joint disease that causes her to experience … Read more

Dog Goes From Starving Stray To Loved Family Pet, Thanks To Customers Like You

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. START Rescue pulled Paris from a shelter in Riverside, CA back in October 2017. She’d been found roaming the streets, literally starving. She was so weak she could barely stand. Thanks to some TLC, Paris healed and was ready for the next step along her journey to happiness. With help from the … Read more

Thanks To Your Support, This Deserving Veteran Receives A Service Dog Who Turns His Life Around

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Dave, a United States Navy Veteran, served in Vietnam as a Navy Corpsman and is the recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He came to Canines for Veterans seeking greater independence after years of not feeling like himself, growing more and more isolated, less communicative and unhappy. Dave’s smile when he … Read more

Anxious Veteran & Lonely Shelter Dog Become Each Others’ Heroes, Thanks To Customers Like You

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. At the time of his adoption, Miller was a seven-year-old black Labrador mix who no one seemed to want. He spent most of his life in shelters and seemed destined to be homeless for the rest of his life – until William changed his world. William is an Army veteran. Together … Read more

Dog Shot & Left for Dead Recovers & Goes Home With Soldier, Thanks To iHeartDogs Customers

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Formerly a stray, Aida was shot and had 14 wounds. Here is her story, told by her soldier: “One of the pilots discovered this girl laying on our base, near our housing area. She was on the ground, and she wasn’t moving. The pilot approached her concerned that she might actually be … Read more

Your Purchases Support Dogs Like Russell, A Formerly Matted Stray Who Was Rescued & Adopted!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Russell was a stray Shih Tzu found roaming the streets of Detroit. His fur was horribly matted and overgrown, and he had skin issues due to lack of care. Russell had all but given up on life until NBS Animal Rescue (NBSAR) came into the picture and made all the difference. … Read more

This Deserving Veteran Was Paired With His “Best Buddy,” Thanks To Your Support!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. W.A. is a Vietnam veteran who served in the Army. He cannot drive any longer due to his poor vision and struggles with balance and dropping items, as well as PTSD. He lives on a ranch and enjoys the simple life. His family reached out to Patriot PAWS after W.A. was no … Read more

Stray Dog Hit By Car Gets The Love He Needs, Thanks To Your Purchases!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Roady is a young Great Dane mix who was hit by a car that did not stop. For a week, people saw him limping around in the heat, but no one stopped to help. Finally, a Good Samaritan got close enough for animal control to pick him up. They reached out to … Read more

Dog Displaced By Hurricane Harvey Gets Flown To His New Forever Family, Thanks To You

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Thanks to Greatergood.org, Wings of Rescue had the privilege of flying four large cargo flights carrying pets displaced by Hurricane Harvey to safety. They were taken to high-demand shelters, where they were quickly adopted. One of those animals was Enzo. Joe L. from Washington adopted a pup named Archie from the Noah … Read more

Animal Shelter In Mexico Gets Much-Needed Improvements, Thanks To Your Help

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. What Animal Brigade of Mexico City lacks in donations, they make up for in heart. The impoverished animal shelter is located in a rural area outside the capital city of Mexico, and despite challenges, it’s a well-run organization that does a lot of good for local animals. They do miraculous things with the … Read more

Your Purchases Helped This Rescued Mama Deliver 14 Healthy Pups

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. When the staff at the West Feliciana Animal Humane Society (WFAHS) first met Emily, she was heartworm positive and “looked beaten up, scarred and bruised” with injuries to her inner ear, front legs, and eye. She was also heavily pregnant with only two weeks left to rebuild her health before … Read more

1200 Miles Separated This Dog From Salvation – And You Helped Him Get There!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. The Lancaster Animal Care Center is a division of Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control. With seven “open admission” shelters serving 47 cities, the staff faces a constant struggle to save the dogs in their care from euthanasia. For a beautiful pooch named Mocha, salvation lay in a program … Read more

Puppy Trapped In Hoard Gets Rescued, Thanks To Funding From Customers Like You

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. In the words of a CATNIP Foundation rescuer: “Our team received a call for assistance with cats abandoned at a flooded home in Vidor, Texas, one of the areas that was hit the hardest by Hurricane Harvey. It was described as a breeder/hoarding situation with a large number of cats and kittens at risk. … Read more

Thanks To Your Purchases, This Veteran Has A Service Dog Who Helps Him Live A Normal Life

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. US Army Veteran Wayne introduced himself to the founder of Canines for Service at a medical office after seeing him with a service dog. Later that day, Wayne stopped by the office to talk with the team about receiving his own service dog. He quickly completed his application and was … Read more

Emaciated Dog Found In Desert Has Amazing Home, Thanks To Customers Like You!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Bessie was abandoned in a desert, miles away from food, water, or shelter. When she was found, she was so emaciated that she looked like just skin and bones. Many of her rescuers had never seen a dog as emaciated as Bessie – at least not one that survived. Image … Read more

Crate-Hating Dog Challenges His Rescuers, But Gets A Second Chance, Thanks To You!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible – this one specifically through the Second Chance Movement™ program. Animal Investigation & Response (AIR) recently shared with us the success story of Goliath, a dog rescued from Hurricane Harvey who wouldn’t stay in a crate long enough to be flown to an area where it would be … Read more

Your Support Helped Transport These Street Dogs To Wonderful New Lives

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings like the one below are made possible. Thousands of pets are killed daily in shelters across Southern and Central California. The Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team (START) provides transport services to rescue organizations in the Pacific Northwest, where these animals have a fighting chance to find new lives. The Second Chance Movement helps fund organizations like START … Read more

Volunteers Flocked To Rebuild Waterfowl Sanctuary After A Tornado, Aided By Greater Good’s Support

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. In the spring of 2012, a tornado ripped through the grounds at the Carolina Waterfowl Sanctuary in Indian Trail, NC. The storm destroyed buildings on the property that were used to house injured waterfowl during inclement weather. Amidst the damage and chaos, many birds were either lost or re-injured. Thanks to 46 volunteers … Read more

Thanks To Customers Like You, Puppy Survives Parvo And Awaits A Forever Home

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charitable programs. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Rumor, a four-month-old Husky/red Doberman, and her Siberian Husky mom, Demi, came to Tina’s Bed and Biscuit Rescue from Texas. They were intercepted on their way to a kill shelter and flown to Tina’s in Michigan. Upon arrival, Rumor became deathly ill with Parvo. Her treatment cost $3,400, leaving this … Read more

Shelter Dog Gives Birth The Day She’s Brought To Safety & Her Transport Was Funded By You!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good Charities, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Liberty came from the Lancaster Shelter in California. She was not only petrified and shaking in her kennel, but she was also pregnant. This was a special rescue for the Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T.), as it took a great deal of teamwork to get Liberty out of the shelter and to … Read more

Thanks To Your Purchases, This Rural Shelter Got A Much-Needed Makeover

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Geary Animal Shelter in Junction City, Kansas, was a rural animal shelter that just needed a little help with building maintenance. Typically, rural shelters have fewer donations due to location, so whatever money comes in, they spent on the animals. With volunteers from the local community and a local U.S. Army Base, Rescue … Read more

Joplin Humane Society Gets New And Improved Play Yard Thanks To Your Help!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Animal shelters know the key to keeping their dogs happy is to give them plenty of play time. Joplin Humane Society had play areas for their dogs, but the hot Missouri sun made it difficult for the dogs to be outside when summer temperatures can exceed 100 degrees. They were in need of … Read more

Your Purchases Helped Kai Overcome His Fears, Now Let’s Help Get Him Adopted!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Do you ever wonder what makes a dog so fearful of human’s touch that they refuse everything, including food? Us too. Sadly, we may never know the answer to this question. RAD Rescue took in a very fearful Pit Bull mix over a year ago named Kai. He arrived at the Pima Animal … Read more

Thanks To You iHeartDogs HEROES, These 85+ Animals Received A Second Chance At Life!

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Animal Lifeline successfully coordinated transport, immediate care, and foster placements for over 85 animals that needed assistance following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria. This tremendous effort was made possible thanks to a grant they received from Greater Good and the Second Chance Movement. The funding they received was able to relieve some … Read more

Your Purchases Are Funding Much-Needed Service Dogs for Veterans

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible.

Our veterans are in crisis. Twenty-two veterans commit suicide every day. Patriot PAWS Service Dogs receives over 140 calls each week from veterans inquiring about a service dog and that number continues to rise. As Patriot PAWS Service Dogs continues to grow due to the great need for service dogs, they have increased the number of puppies coming into the program. At present, they have 62 dogs in the program, all at various stages of their training.

“Here is a group of service dogs in training, still puppies, who came into our program thanks in part to Greater Good’s grant. Pups: Chris, Kiera, Sebert, Reba, and Rose came into the program early this spring.” – Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

They had been at the Patriot PAWS main campus in Rockwall, Texas for their initial evaluation and training. From there, the training takes them to their inmate trainers in two of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice units, Crain and Lane Murray, with whom they’re partnered. It’s there that they work on their core foundation training. After the finish, the pups are sent on their way to Student Puppy Raisers at Texas A&M University to continue the foundation training, as well as important socialization.

Sebert @ Patriot PAWS Service Dogs — Image Source: Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

These pups, like all who go through their program, will continue to rotate through the main campus in Rockwall, Texas, the inmate trainers at the three prison units within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Student Puppy Raisers at Texas A&M University, as well as Puppy Raisers in the DFW Metroplex for their 2 – 2.5 year training. The pups are continuously monitored and evaluated throughout their training and rotated to ensure the highest quality!

“The grant awarded to Patriot PAWS Service Dogs by Greater Good has made a direct impact. These pups are looking good and heading into an exciting leg of their training!” – Patriot PAWS Service Dogs

Image Source: Patriot PAWS Service Dogs via Facebook

Patriot PAWS Service Dogs is just one of the many groups that benefit from Greater Good through the Pets & Vets program. Every time you make a purchase from the iHeartDogs shop, you’re helping fund projects just like this!

20% of Sales Of This Product Are Donated To Help Pair Veterans with Shelter or Service Dogs

Your Purchases Helped Fund Crucial Updates For This Animal Care Center

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities like Rescue Rebuild. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Pima County Animal Care Center and the Christopher Columbus Park both had needs they couldn’t afford to address. While they had plenty of room for agility and enrichment, after taking care of all the animals, there was little money left to cover much-needed updates. They also wanted a way for … Read more

Thanks To You, Two Foster Dogs Have Full Bellies After Being Dumped On The Streets

Part of each sale through the iHeartDogs store is donated to Greater Good, which helps support various charities like Rescue Bank. Thanks to customers like you, happy endings, like the one below, are made possible. Meet Mae Belle and Abby! Life wasn’t always easy for these two. Unfortunately, their family dumped them and they were left to fend for themselves. While roaming the streets, Mae Belle was hit by a car and injured her leg. She was left to heal all alone without vet care. … Read more

Two Shelter Dogs Were Given A Second Chance At Life, Thanks To Your Purchases

GreaterGood.org and iHeartDogs have teamed up in support of an extraordinary rescue organization. The Second Chance Movement pulls high-risk dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters across the country and transports them to destinations where they can find loving, forever homes. Gentle Ben and Mocha are just two of the many lucky pets who have received their “Second Chance” thanks to these efforts. If not for the Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team (S.T.A.R.T. Rescue), a partner of the Second Chance Movement, their … Read more

Thanks to iHeartDogs.com Customers, Senior Dog Goes From Shelter Kill List To Forever Home

The Second Chance Movement funds the transport of dogs from high-kill shelters and into less crowded facilities where there is a higher demand for adoption. This simple solution has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of homeless pets – but it can be expensive. Certain products from the iHeartDogs store help fund these life-saving trips, and thanks to you, stories like the one below are made possible! The stress, expense, time, and commitment to make these transports happen month … Read more

Desperate Stray Dog Makes A Remarkable Transformation

Warning: The photos below may be difficult for some viewers — but don’t worry, there’s a happy ending! It was two weeks before Christmas 2016 when A Chance to Bloom Rescue in Conroe, Texas first met Kane. The pitiful pooch was emaciated, almost hairless due to a severe case of Demodectic mange, and suffering from several injuries including a broken tail and deep, self-inflicted wounds on three legs from chewing himself to the bone. Kane also had secondary skin infections and … Read more