Service Dogs of Virginia raises, trains, and places dogs to assist people with disabilities. Highly trained dogs perform a multitude of tasks that allow greater personal freedom and independence. We serve clients residing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and are based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

  • Transfer Camp in the News!!

    Check out our latest client-dog pairings, a video feature produced by the Charlottesville Newsplex (broadcast locally on May 7). Ricky & Jack and Bruce & Cole get to show off their commands and skills during at outing at Lowe's. Bravo!

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  • Share the Journey ... Sponsor a Service Dog.

    Mac is just one of the new dogs in training that you can sponsor through our Dog Sponsorship Program.

    When you sponsor a service dog, you will receive regular updates on your dog’s progress—as well as the other pups too—a handsome certificate...

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  • Thank You Bama Works and the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation!

    We’re thrilled to announce that Service Dogs of Virginia has received a $5,000 grant from the Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band in CACF. The grant is being used to help offset the costs associated with training and caring for the dogs in our...

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  • READing with Service Dogs Improves Reading Level!

    Students from Agnor Hurt and Baker Butler Elementary Schools participated in a “READing with Service Dogs” study where first-grade students reading below grade-level were paired with a literacy trained volunteer and a service dog-in-training twice...

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  • Calling All Puppy Raisers

    We always need puppy raisers! However, in order to become a puppy raiser (or perform any volunteer work that involves dog handling), you must take a mandatory training class. The class runs for 5 weeks generally from 5:30 - 8:30 pm one weekday...

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It costs approximately $20,000 per year to raise and train a service dog and each dog is in the program one-and-a-half to two years. We need your help to make it work.