Join Us!
Are you an MPS employee who wants to bring a therapy dog to your campus?
Do you have a dog you’d like to train for the Paws & Peers program? Is your dog a “people pup” who loves affection, being handled, and the excitement of being around lots of kids or teens? The cost of the training and testing is $300. There may be other costs (crate, collar, leash, veterinary exam) depending on what you already own. Grants are available if you need financial assistance. Obedience training is 6 weeks long and therapy training is 8 weeks long. They are usually taken back to back.
Are you interested in adopting a shelter dog and training it for the Paws & Peers program? We partner with the Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Animal Welfare League, and Maricopa County Animal Care & Control to identify compatible shelter dogs for school staff to adopt and have trained.
Are you an MPS administrator who’d like to bring the program to your campus? We can work with you to make that happen!
Fill out the form to the right!