Welcome to

4 Paws 2 Freedom

"Service After Service"

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Who We Are

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Four Paws To Freedom arises from the experience of a small group of military veterans with PTSD 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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If you're interested in attending one of our classes, click below to see what is currently being offered. We look forward to seeing you and your dog!

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Service Dogs are Life Changing

Service dogs can help in many ways.

They can be trained to provide a buffer zone between their human and others, recognize repetitive motions and respond, alert to the approach of someone from behind, guide their human to a safe place, interrupt nightmares and many other important tasks.


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

The yearlong course is free to qualified Veterans and First Responders. 



Our Leadership

4 Paws 2 Freedom is pleased to introduce our new Leadership Team, Randy Smith, Executive Director and Jeramy Buckman, Chair of the Board of Directors. 


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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Randy Smith

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Jeramy Buckman

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.


EIN: #47-1318087

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