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A Hero's Best Friend
Our mission:
To rescue dogs who have so much unconditional love to give and to teach them to live as part of a partnership through basic obedience and specialized skills. To match these dogs with those who dedicate their lives to saving others as first responders or military veterans who need love and patience. To facilitate bringing together the dogs who deserve a human who will cherish their presence with the human who is in need of their love.
Who we are & why we do it
A Hero's Best Friend was created to help first responders and veterans struggling with the emotional toll and stress caused by their selflessness in their jobs.
After dedicating over 20 years of his life to being a Paramedic, Tim Guzman was facing a mental health battle. Without any resources or knowledge on what his job was doing to his mental health, he had to step away from his career. In the time after he left, he found dogs. He found the endless love that dogs provide. He learned how to manage his PTS and discovered that it is easier with a dog by your side. It became his goal to provide education and resources to First Responders to support their mental health in the field and at home. Building a future that allows for people to finish their career and follow their dreams without losing themselves to PTS is what we strive to do. We want to end the stigma that surrounds the First Responding careers about mental health. It takes a lot of bravery to risk your life for others, but it takes even more bravery to ask for help. A dog perfectly paired with a human will create an incredible bond and begin making each day easier. From personal experience with his dogs Blitz and Zoey to now working with dogs everyday as his career, dogs just make life better and are amazing friends to live life with.
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