Brigadoon Service Dogs has three facets to our organization. The Youth Program, the Service Dog Program (which work closely together as the Youth help us to train our amazing dogs), and we now provide service dogs to the Veterans through our Canines and Heroes for Independence program. In all cases, our goal is to provide a level of independence that would not be achievable without the dogs.

Service Dog Program

Brigadoon Service Dogs raises and trains assistance dogs for children and adults with physical and/or developmental disabilities including, but not limited to:
  • autism
  • hearing loss
  • sight impairment
  • seizure disorders
  • brain injury
  • arthritis
  • ataxia
  • multiple sclerosis
  • cerebral palsy
  • muscular distrophy
  • spina bifida
  • diabetes
  • and any mobility issue
  • but most of all they offer a form of confidence and independence to someone in the community.

Currently our waitlist for a dog is approx. 2-4 years. With the help of sponsorship and donations, we hope to be able to have more dogs in the program and reduce this wait time.

Our Programs

Brigadoon Service Dogs  -  4759 Mission Road, Bellingham, WA  98226
Non-profit Registration#:  27-0100385
Phone: 360.733.5388  Email: info@brigadoondogs.org

Youth Program

Our Youth Program was started with at-risk youth at the Sehome High School. Positive Association With Students (P.A.W.S.) is a youth program designed to help at-risk students in our alternative schools. These students are paired with assistance dogs in training. The Youth learn about dog behavior and how dogs learn, by learning to train the dog to which they are assigned.  They help train these amazing canines to perform special tasks, and in the process the students learn valuable life skills such as:

  • caretaking
  • dependability
  • consistency
  • follow-through
  • patience
  • positive motivation
  • anger management and
  • leadership








This program can be life changing. Students who have participated have reported a new found confidence, accountability, and a desire to come to school.  Kids and dogs working together, truely a win-win situation.

Since starting our Youth Program, we have had more and more Youth groups joining us in one capacity or another. We have Home School Students, the Explorers Club Youth Group and Parks and Recreation Youth, all volunteering with us..

We are a charitable, non-profit organization located in Bellingham, WA and serving people in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, and into British Columbia in Canada. Brigadoon Service Dogs relies entirely on fundraising, grants and donations to finance the Youth Programs and the care and training of our amazing dogs.
Program Changes Lives!
Changing Lives One Partnership at a Time!
Brigadoon is honored to introduce a program for veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The veterans who are diagnosed with these conditions have a difficult time handling the stress and the memories of the event which impacted their ability to perform day to day functions, interact normally with family and friends, and maintain gainful employment. 

The name of this program is CHI – Canines and Heroes for Independence.

When teamed with a well-mannered service dog the veteran is able to receive a vitally important reality affirmation when the dog is summoned. Tactile stimulation can be very calming under stressful situations.
Veterans Program (Canines and Heroes for Independence)
The dog can be trained to nudge his partner to “snap” the veteran out of a frozen moment caused by anxiety or wake him up while having nightmares, or night terrors by turning on a light. The veteran can give a cue for the dog to stand between himself and other people to feel more comfortable in public places.
All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Brigadoon Service Dogs
"Offering a Helping Paw!"
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