We’re excited to celebrate the fourth year of our cherished Giving Paws for Hope Fundraising Dinner—a special evening dedicated to raising vital funds to provide life-saving service dogs, free of charge, to veterans and first responders living with PTSD. Together, we’re changing lives, one paw at a time.
Check In: 4:00pm | Event Starts: 5:00pm
Thousand Hills Ranch, Pismo Beach CA, 93449
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Medical Needs
Medical treatment and routine care are among the highest costs in training service dogs, ensuring they stay healthy and live long for their owners.
More Service Dogs
Funding allows us to train more service dogs, providing vital support to Veterans and First Responders. Each dog costs $10,000–$20,000 to train.
Food & More
The annual cost of feeding a service dog in training costs $500–$1,000, plus treats, training equipment, and essentials.
A Second Chance
New Life K9s collaborates with California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo, pairing incarcerated individuals with future service dogs. Each dog is assigned two handlers for consistent training, and volunteer Puppy Parents take the dogs home on weekends for socialization. This program reduces costs for New Life K9s, allowing them to place more dogs and save more lives, while also positively transforming inmates, prison staff, and the overall prison culture.