Get Involved
How can you help our working dogs save lives?
Donate
Gifts of all sizes have an impact at the Center by directly supporting training, research, capital projects, equipment, veterinary care, and many other essential needs. Our supporters include a broad range of friends, corporations, volunteers, alumni, and others committed to our mission.
Sponsor
Puppy sponsorships are available for individuals, foundations, and corporations, and offer a special opportunity to directly support the training of a puppy for a period of one year. Sponsor benefits include having your name and/or company logo featured on the Center’s website and your puppy’s working vest, inclusion in promotional materials, and recognition on social media.
- Find out how you can sponsor a puppy.
Volunteer
Volunteers are the backbone of our operations, helping with everything from data collection to building and maintaining training equipment and assisting with puppy needs. You can get involved onsite or remotely.
- Learn more about volunteering at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center.
Learn
Join us for
- Educational conferences
- Veterinary student externships
- High school and college student internships
- Canine Handler Academy for middle school students
- Community programs and partnerships
Foster
Provide a temporary home for one of our heroic dogs-in-training. Each dog is fostered on evenings and weekends to ensure complete puppy socialization.
- Learn how you can become a Penn Vet Working Dog Foster.
Buy
Different breeds, different personalities, but all have the same goal – to join the ranks of the elite working dogs who serve our country. Please visit our website for the list of working dogs available for purchase. The purchase price offsets only a fraction of the total training and care costs of our dogs, and is reinvested in the program.
- Consider buying one of our dogs.