Giving Back to Helping Paws

Our give-back promise
PuzzlePup founder Mike hugging his Helping Paws service dog Normie, a golden retriever in a service vest, outdoors

This is Mike and Normie. Helping Paws trained Normie — and Normie has been at Mike’s side through open-heart surgeries and every hard day in between. PuzzlePup only exists because of that bond — so a portion of every order goes back to Helping Paws.

Who Helping Paws is

Helping Paws is a Minnesota nonprofit that raises, trains, and places assistance dogs — at no cost to the people who receive them. Their dogs go to people living with physical disabilities and to veterans and first responders living with PTSD. Training a single dog takes years, and Helping Paws does it without charging the recipient a dollar.

Eden Prairie, MNA 501(c)(3) nonprofit
$0 to recipientsDogs placed at no cost
Years of trainingRaised & trained from puppyhood
ADI-partneredAssistance Dogs International member

How a Helping Paws dog is made

Raised & socializedfrom a puppyYears of trainingtasks & public accessPlaced freewith someone who needs them
How your PuzzlePup order helps

Every supplement, treat, and snuffle mat you buy sends a portion back to Helping Paws — helping fund the next dog’s training. You don’t pay a cent extra; it’s built into how we run the business.

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Questions people ask

Does it really cost the recipient nothing?

Correct. Helping Paws places its assistance dogs at no cost to the recipient — years of breeding, raising, and training, given freely to someone who needs a partner.

Who are the dogs for?

People living with physical disabilities, and veterans and first responders living with PTSD. They also train facility dogs that work in settings like courtrooms and hospitals.

How does buying PuzzlePup help?

A portion of every PuzzlePup order goes to Helping Paws. You take great care of your own dog, and you help fund the training of a dog that will change someone’s life. Prefer to give directly? The donate button above goes straight to Helping Paws.

Learn more at helpingpaws.org. Helping Paws is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit (Eden Prairie, MN); PuzzlePup is a proud supporter and is not otherwise affiliated with or endorsed by Helping Paws. Photo: PuzzlePup’s founder with his own Helping Paws service dog, Normie.