The Fetch Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to saving and changing lives in the animal and human communities through innovative strategies and unique programs supporting first responders, therapy, and service K9 handlers. We work to identify those dogs based on their skills and behaviors so we can give them a job and lead fulfilling lives. Our Homeless 2 Hero program networks
with rescues, shelters, and other agencies to find and evaluate canine candidates that would assist people in various ways. Once identified, The Fetch Foundation evaluates these dogs and through our network, we place them in a loving home where they can live a life of purpose. Service Dog Program
The objective of our Service Program is to identify, train, and provide high-quality service dogs at no cost to disabled persons of all ages in order to help restore their physical and emotional independence. A successful service dog possesses the ability to be calm, friendly, confident, trainable, and capable of seeking out and doing the same job day after day. With the help of a wide network of organizations, we are able to rescue, train and place dogs in many capacities. Mobility, PTSD, Diabetes Alert, Hearing Assistance are some of the successful placements we are proud to have been a part of. Search and Rescue
The mission of our Search Program is to strengthen disaster response by rescuing, recruiting, and partnering dogs with firefighters and other first responders to find people lost or in the wreckage of disasters. The dogs and their handlers are certified in disaster, wilderness, and urban searches. Both Human Remains and Live Scent disciplines are taught. Requirements for a successful search and rescue (SAR) dog include trainability, agility, endurance, and most of all HIGH PLAY DRIVE. The ability to get along with other dogs and people is a must. SAR K9s are usually the working and sporting breeds of dogs. Our candidates have come from county kill shelters, other rescues, and sometimes right off the street. K9 Therapy Program
The goal of our Therapy Program is to identify and provide candidates and connect them with human handlers, engaging both in the process of treatment and/or recovery. It has long been recognized that contact with a therapy dog helps subjects' physical, mental, emotional, and social states. Therapy dogs come in all shapes and sizes but all have a sweet temperament. Therapy dog candidates must be friendly, patient, confident, gentle, and calm as their primary job includes visits to hospitals, special needs centers, schools, and nursing homes. Our latest placements have been made to Police or Fire departments. They are used to de-escalate very high-stress environments.
