DOGS FOR THE DEAF INC DBA DOGS FOR BETTER LIVES
EIN 93-0681311 · Animal-Related (D63Z)
What they do
DOGS for BETTER LIVES (DBL) is THE OLDEST HEARING DOG TRAINING CENTER IN THE U.S. and AMONG ONE of THE FIRST ASSISTANCE DOG ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD to BE FULLY ACCREDITED BY ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL. DBL TRAINERS MUST COMPLETE AN IN-DEPTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM to BECOME CERTIFIED. DBL is UNIQUE IN THAT CERTIFIED TRAINERS BRING THE DOGS to THE CLIENTS HOMES for PLACEMENT, ALLOWING for A CUSTOMIZED and ONE-TO-ONE SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE of THE MOST THOROUGH FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMS IN THE ASSISTANCE DOG SECTOR. IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT CHANGED ITS NAME FROM DOGS for THE DEAF to DOGS for BETTER LIVES to BETTER ENCOMPASS THE RANGE of ASSISTANCE DOGS IT NOW TRAINS and PLACES, WHICH INCLUDES HEARING DOGS, AUTISM ASSISTANCE DOGS, FACILITY DOGS, and CAREER CHANGE DOGS.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1977
- Location
- 10175 WHEELER RD, CENTRAL POINT, OR 97502-9360
- County
- Jackson
- In care of
- BRYAN WILLIAMS