Experience makes a difference in the services provided.  From the careful selection of dogs for training to the knowledge and experience training task-oriented skills to understanding the clients' needs, Four Paws and a Wake Up-NC has the experience.

 

• Founded first service dog training program in North Carolina in 1996

• Developed and launched a dedicated animal-assisted therapy training program for people and their dogs in 2002

• First introduce the R.E.A.D. program in the community to provide knowledgeable therapy teams helping the children in our community learn to love reading 

• First to start a military prison vocational job training program at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Brig in 2008

• Successfully accredited the military prison vocational program as a United States Department of Labor certificate of apprenticeship

• One of the first service dog providers to work with shelter and rescue dogs

• First service dog provider to achieved full accreditation and renewal with the only accreditation agency for service dog providers

• Developed the only east coast vocational job training program in the service dog industry

• Certified over 1,800 animal-assisted therapy teams in North Carolina

• Trained and provided over 100 skilled service dogs