The Good Dog Foundation

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New York, NY 10018

The Good Dog Foundation is a renowned organization in New York, NY, dedicated to utilizing the profound bond between dogs and humans to alleviate suffering and facilitate learning through Animal Assisted Intervention. They train, certify, and deploy volunteers and their dogs to provide support in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and various other facilities, while also offering professional training programs for educators and health workers. Additionally, the foundation conducts research in collaboration with hospitals and universities to advance the field of therapy dogs.

With a mission to help people heal and learn, The Good Dog Foundation has been making a significant impact for over 30,000 years, recognizing the enduring love affair between dogs and humans. Their work is exemplified by heartwarming stories of Good Dogs like Oliver, who assists children in reading, and Burl, who brings comfort to hospital counselors. Through their dedication and expertise, The Good Dog Foundation continues to transform lives and contribute to the understanding of the powerful human-animal bond.

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David M.
9/26/2016

The Good Dog Foundation was recommended to us by our trainer Yuri, so we had no hesitation in signing up for the 5 week course. As our pup was already up to the basic good behaviour training level...

S S.
3/13/2023

Clearly this woman, Sarah, the org head, is way more important than me and my wonderful young Husky poised to sign up for therapy dog training. She told me training would be in the spring but I...

Sam N.
10/13/2019

The mission of this organization is amazing, and there are some great people there. Though I have no drama to tell, my personal experience as a volunteer was underwhelming - which, for an...

Becky G.
1/22/2019

My pitbull mix, Penny, has been a Good Dog since 2015 - I was happy when we were able to go right into the 2nd level of classes since she had previous obedience training. We've worked with most of...

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Cat D.
4/7/2018

From the moment I was inspired to become a certified therapy dog team, The Good Dog Foundation made the process seamless and fun! The 5 week course was an excellent value and provided a helpful...

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