04/06/2026
For over a decade, Zoom Room Dog Training was more than a dog training gym. It was where PAWS therapy dog teams were born and refined through a beautiful community that they built. Last month, they closed their doors for the final time.
Since 2013, Zoom Room HB had been a cornerstone partner for our PAWS Therapy Dog Program, opening their doors for evaluations, hosting training sessions, partnering up for fundraisers, and welcoming our volunteers and their dogs as they took their first steps toward becoming certified therapy teams. From obedience classes to full therapy dog evaluations, countless PAWS dogs got their start on that familiar blue mat.
Zoom Room HB also served as a donation collection site for our No Empty Bowls pet food pantry, helping us gather food and supplies for seniors, low-income families, and community members who needed a little extra help keeping their pets fed and loved.
None of this would have been possible without Mel, Blaine, Vince, and the entire Zoom Room HB team. Their warmth, generosity, and genuine care for animals and community made them true partners in every sense of the word. They were colleagues, cheerleaders, and friends, and we are so grateful for every year we got to work alongside them.
To the Zoom Room HB family: thank you for 13 years of partnership, compassion, and community. The therapy dog teams you helped to get certified are still out there today, bringing comfort and joy to people across Orange County. And every bowl filled through No Empty Bowls carries a little bit of your generosity too.
You will be deeply missed. 🐾
