Who We Are

Helping Idaho Dogs, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the human-canine bond through our programs in the Treasure Valley area of southwest Idaho. Our entirely volunteer-based team, including nationally certified therapy dog teams, offers education, support, and comfort, always accompanied by friendly smiles and wagging tails.

We invite you to explore our mission, policies, and team details by following the link below to learn more...

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Our Programs

Community Events

Helping Idaho Dogs hosts and participates in community events. We support our community by providing therapy dog visits, education, and resources at community events.

Events Info

Humane Education

Helping Idaho Dogs provides age appropriate education on how to safely interact with dogs, be a responsible pet owner, and how to interpret a dog’s body language – building relationships of love, trust, and respect.

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Therapy Dog Visits

Helping Idaho Dogs strives to connect our certified therapy dog teams to locations requesting one-time or recurring visits from therapy dogs to bring the mental and physical enrichment, joy, and comfort our therapy dog teams can bring. We provide mentoring, support and encouragement to our certified therapy dog teams to keep our teams current with the latest certification skills.

Therapy Dog Info

September Activities

October Visit Recap

Here's a recap of the types of visits our

therapy dogs completed this month:

Community Events - 3
Hospice/Memory Care - 25

& Senior Living

Hospital Visits - 13
Library Reading Pgm. - 4
Other Community Svcs- 19
School Visits - 5
Team Meetings/Training 1

Petey and Josie are shown here at a recent

BSU event this past month. Along with other therapy dogs they were offering wags, pets, and love to students and faculty

Rest in peace Bernie

One of our longest serving therapy dogs crossed over the Rainbow Bridge recently.

Bernie and his handler Carol Jensen started visiting children at Eagle Library with the Tales to Tails Reading Program ~ Bernie was a natural! The children relaxed while petting Bernie’s soft fur and their confidence in reading improved. It was a win-win situation!

Over the following 10 years they logged over 675 Therapy Visits, making friends throughout the Treasure Valley. In addition to library programs, some additional visits were at assisted living facilities, Hospice Patients, High Schools, Boise State University, College of Idaho and weekly visits to St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. Some of our favorite locations include many elementary schools with reading programs as well as focusing on grades 1 – 5 presenting Dog Safety Training through our Humane Education Program.

Bernie touched so many lives in his career! He had the softest fur and the happiest smile and loved belly rubs.