Welcome to 4 Paws 2 Freedom

"Supporting Mental Health One Paw at a Time"

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Who We Are

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Four Paws To Freedom arises from the experience of Military Veterans and First Responders with mental health disabilities who have gained personal freedom through the company of a trained service dog.

Our Mission

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Empower survivors of traumatic injury with a compassionate approach to recovery.


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Service Dogs are Life Changing

Service dogs can help in many ways.

They can be trained to provide space between their handler and others, interrupt repetitive behaviors, alert to the approach of someone from behind, guide their handler to a safe place, interrupt nightmares and many other important tasks.


4 Paws 2 Freedom offers a owner train service dog program for Military, Veterans, First Responders and Civilians. 

The program cost for qualified Veterans and First Responders is covered through grants and donations.  


Our Leadership

 4 Paws 2 Freedom Leadership Team, Jeramy Buckman, President  of the Board and Randy Smith, Vice President of the Board. 


Representing Veterans, First Responders, and Graduates of our Program, Randy and Jeramy join the Executive Team with the knowledge and understanding of our Ethics and Core Values.

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Jeramy Buckman

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Randy Smith

Make a Donation

If you have a passion for dogs and wish to share our mission, we would love to hear from you. We are always looking for volunteers and donations are our fuel!


Your gift, pooled with other support, will help us provide service dog training to our Active Military, Veterans, and First Responders. Funds donated may be utilized to support general program needs.


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