4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit organization that relies on volunteers. Here at UC, we help by socializing and do basic training for their service dogs.
4 Paws for Ability is a non-profit organization that was started in 1998 by Karen Shirk. She was denied a service dog by organizations. This is when 4 Paws for Ability was started. Their goal is to Enrich the lives of children with disabilities by the training and placement of quality, task trained service dogs to provide increased independence for the children and assistance to their families. He
09/03/2026
Chestnut has been officially promoted to a fabulous flunky! Our trainers have decided he will be very happy as a regular dog! So proud of Chloe Walker and Ella ♡ for helping Chestnut in his journey. While he is no longer a service dog in training, we are proud of our boy!! 🐾
09/02/2026
Our first meeting is tomorrow, September 3rd. We hope to see you all there! ❤️🐾
08/30/2026
Welcome back Chestnut to campus!! Linus & Chestnut (Chess) ❤️🐾
08/29/2026
Welcome back Otto to campus!!
08/28/2026
Welcome Lamby 🐾🐑 to campus !! ❤️🐾
08/25/2026
Happy first day of school from our exec board! Can’t wait to see you all so soon! 🐾
08/22/2026
We cannot thank everyone for coming out and being so interested in being apart of this organization! As an exec board we loved meeting you all! Thank you McCartney🐊 ☆Granola☆ Linus & Chestnut (Chess) for coming out and helping us! We are so excited for an amazing school year🐾❤️
08/14/2026
Meet our 2026-2027 Executive Board! We are so excited to represent such an amazing organization! See you all on campus soon!🐶🐾❤️
05/01/2026
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Haley Welter 🎓
Our last senior spotlight is our UC 4 Paws president, Haley! Haley has played such a huge part in UC 4 Paws and we are so proud of everything she has accomplished! Congratulations 🎉
04/29/2026
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Alison Wallace 🎓
Alison has been such an important member of UC 4 Paws and we are so excited to see what she does next! Congratulations 🎉