Journey With A Purpose®

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Tails of Valor®, Paws of Honor, Inc (TOV) was established in 2014 with a mission to provide rehabilitation through non-medicinal therapies. Our canine assisted service programs provide social interactions and human/canine bonding while on a Journey With A Purpose®. Our canines are able to assist with psychological and physical traumas affecting our Veterans, Law Enforcement and emergency personnel.  Our programs treat the whole person, not just the symptoms of the problem.

 

Our canines begin by enhancing a therapeutic environment which will reduce friction caused when experiencing social activities, thus leading to increased communication and focus. Our wellness staff provides the support needed for positive physical and mental health social interactions during sessions with our canines, all of who are named in honor of a fallen soldier.  Each particular activity, command or exercise, taught during their journey of training, motivates and inspires activities to mitigate symptoms of PTS and TBI.  All our canines have been socialized and desensitized to exposures of everyday living, as well as all commanding and tasking that is specific to their human. These highly-skilled ADA/TOV guideline canines are given at no cost to our applicants.

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Our canine assisted services help our clients heal from trauma stressor related injuries including PST (Post Traumatic Stress) and/or TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). The programs are designed for therapeutic activities with goals for change and the expectation of identifiable progress. This focus and concentration is on an ability rather than a disability and is the motivating factor allowing all to improve capabilities of post traumatic growth.

 

Our patented program offers some of the following programs to include: AAT is a non-medicinal goal oriented option used to enhance and complement traditional therapy. AAA is a non-medicinal less goal directed option with the key benefit of spontaneous interaction to alleviate emotional distress or general stress symptoms. All services are provided at no cost to our clients.

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These recovery-oriented programs are for those seeking to define what is preventing them from achieving quality-of-life measures. These programs offered with the bond of a canine bring awareness of behaviors, fears, and attitudes to overcome for individual post traumatic growth.

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Tails of Valor® is privately funded by generous donors wanting to give back. We are not federal funded.

 

We believe that valid intervention will lead to increased long-term behavioral development that is positive for all clients and their families.  Our canine assisted programs offer opportunities to interact with members of the community and experience positive interactions with society. Our commitment is lifetime to participatory clients served. 

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CORE VALUES

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Our 19 acre campus houses our canine assisted service programs.  These programs are focused on improving our clients PTS and TBI trauma symptoms. By providing goal-directed canine interactions, we are able to focus on a therapeutic non judgmental environment to improve quality of life and self regulation.  Our programs can be partnered with a traditional treatment plan to positively impact rehabilitation of an emotional behavioral lifestyle. 

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We will always​ Respect, Honor, and Serve while treating the whole person, not just the symptoms of a problem. Together we are helping to create a better tomorrow.