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Putnam Service Dogs We incorporated as a nonprofit in New York State in 2016. Contact us at 917-449-5359 or [email protected]. https://www.putnamservicedogs.org/

"Her personality has really come out as we've gotten to know each other. She is such a good girl, she loves her routine....
10/07/2026

"Her personality has really come out as we've gotten to know each other. She is such a good girl, she loves her routine. She goes everywhere with me."

That's Nephele, talking about Iris.

Iris started in our training program, and in May we released her from it. Not every dog's path leads to service work. Iris's led to Nephele, who adopted her as her emotional support animal.

Nephele is a college student, so Iris keeps a full schedule. Through the campus athletic empathy chair program, she offers emotional support to athletes on the polo, football and women's hockey teams. They invite her along outside of practice too, to cross country training runs and hikes.

And in Nephele's words, she has "many aunties who love her very very much."

Nephele says she loves Iris wildly. Swipe through to see why.

When you go to college and everyone gives you a nickname 🎓🐾 Jared, aka "RA." Knows everyone on the floor. 🦴 Isaac, aka "...
10/06/2026

When you go to college and everyone gives you a nickname 🎓

🐾 Jared, aka "RA." Knows everyone on the floor.
🦴 Isaac, aka "Perfect Attendance." Hasn't missed a lecture yet.
🐶 Iceman, aka "The Commuter." First in line at the bus stop, every time.

Our Rutgers pups are spending the semester on campus with their puppy raisers. Every lecture, bus ride, and late night in the dorm is getting them ready for what comes next.

Go Knights!

Gizmo is now proudly wearing our service dog vest! He and his partner David passed the Assistance Dogs International (AD...
10/05/2026

Gizmo is now proudly wearing our service dog vest!

He and his partner David passed the Assistance Dogs International (ADI) Public Access Test. The test is a series of tasks a team must complete successfully at a busy venue, such as getting out of a car and loading back in on a busy parking lot and ignoring distractions.

David is a veteran, and he and Gizmo are already a familiar pair around Brooklyn. They walk the neighborhood often and ride the subway together.

Congratulations to you both. 💚

Hi fwends, Iceman here! 🐾 Just poppin in to say have the best weekend and fank you for all the love and support. I'm ove...
10/02/2026

Hi fwends, Iceman here! 🐾 Just poppin in to say have the best weekend and fank you for all the love and support. I'm over here in class at Rutgers with my puppy raiser, bein a very good boy. See you soon!

Larry and Forest. Sarah and Eddie. Two service dog teams, and two lives that look very different today because of them.L...
09/30/2026

Larry and Forest. Sarah and Eddie.
Two service dog teams, and two lives that look very different today because of them.

Larry deployed twice to Iraq as a Marine rifleman and lost a close friend to an IED. "The hard part was coming home… I was lost." Nearly 20 years after that day, he was matched with Forest. "I felt like my friend was looking out for me." Today Larry says it simply: "He gives me purpose… I have a buddy back."

After a stroke, Sarah was afraid to go to the post office alone. When she met Eddie, she thought, "There's no way I'll get paired with her." She was. "Being chosen by Eddie restored a sense of confidence in me that I had lost." Today Sarah runs her own errands, works, and coaches varsity cheer with Eddie at her side.

Each team takes about 2,000 hours of training and is placed at no cost to the person who receives them. Your support is what makes that possible.

Today is the last day of National Service Dog Month. Help us place the next team.

https://putnamservicedogs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns

Yesterday, Mike, our volunteer board treasurer, ran his half marathon around Schroon Lake. - He ran for the shelter dogs...
09/28/2026

Yesterday, Mike, our volunteer board treasurer, ran his half marathon around Schroon Lake.

- He ran for the shelter dogs we choose for their potential.
- He ran for the homes that raise them and the two years of training that follow.
- He ran for the veterans with PTSD and the individuals with physical disabilities they're trained to serve.
- He ran for the promise that no one pays for their service dog.

13.1 miles, all of them for Putnam, and a well-deserved lunch to follow. 😉

Help Mike and PSD reach our fundraising goal by the end of the month. Sponsor a mile today: putnamservicedogs.harnessgiving.org/campaigns/21550

09/25/2026

Nick drops his sunglasses in the middle of a busy store. Holly picks them up and hands them back. Then he drops them again.

This is what puppy raising looks like up close. New floors, new smells, shoppers walking past, and Holly stays settled at Nick's side. Outings like this one help public places feel ordinary to her long before she meets her person.

Holly, great work. Nick, thank you for the time and patience you give her.

Puppy raisers are part of how we lift up lives. Learn how to become one at putnamservicedogs.org.

Please welcome our newest service dog team, Ben and Gertie! 💚🐾 🐶For a long time after he came home from the service, Ben...
09/22/2026

Please welcome our newest service dog team, Ben and Gertie! 💚🐾 🐶

For a long time after he came home from the service, Ben's world stayed small. He avoided crowds. He kept close to home. The things most people do without thinking, like a run around the neighborhood or a stop at a busy store, took more than he had to give.

Then Gertie came into his life.

Now Ben runs. He walks through crowded stores. He takes trips away from home, more often than he has in years. And on the days when it starts to feel like too much, Gertie is right there.

"Whenever I feel like I am about to hit a wall, Gertie keeps me moving forward and grounded," Ben says. "Watching our bond grow stronger every day gives me genuine hope for the future."

Campus report from Rutgers: the boys are thriving. New dress code? Collar, smile, tongue.
09/21/2026

Campus report from Rutgers: the boys are thriving.
New dress code? Collar, smile, tongue.

09/18/2026

Our board treasurer usually watches the numbers. This National Service Dog Month, he’s running 13.1 miles.

Mike Hermoza found Putnam in 2020 looking for a way to help. “I needed to do more.” A few years later, at our 10-year gala, he shared a table with one of our service dog teams and heard firsthand what it took to get them there.

On Sept 27, our volunteer board treasurer runs the Adirondack Marathon half for the dogs, and he needs you to get him to the finish.

🐾 $60 sponsors one mile and an “In Training” vest
🐾 13.1 miles covers half a year of food and vet care for one dog
🐾 Mile 14 is monthly giving, for the two years of training that come after race day

Which mile are you taking? link in bio to give back.

Address

P. O. Box 573
Brewster, NY
10509

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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(917) 449-5359

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