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Walk with your dog - for charity!

Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9am Eagan Central Park, 1507 Central Pkwy, Eagan, MN 55121 One mile walk - and dress up (or dress up your dog)! Continue reading

Request a Therapy Dog Visit in Minnesota

Are you part of a school, hospital, or another organization in Minnesota that would like a therapy dog to visit? Continue reading

Steps to Get the New 8-Digit Service Dog ID Code (SVAN ID) for Airline Flights

There's a new rule that most airlines now have--in order to fly with a service dog, you need a special 8-digit code (SVAN ID, or Special Service Request SSR code) that you get through the Open Doors Organization (then you need to tell the airline what the code is at least a couple days ahead of time so they can print it on your boarding pass). With many airlines, without this code, you won't be allowed to board your plane.  Continue reading

Service Dog Training Classes for Non-Veterans in MN

Do you live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, want to train your own dog to be a service dog, but you are not a veteran or first responder? Our good friend, Myra Fourwinds, is teaching a course you can take! Continue reading

Jumping on guests

If you have a dog who jumps on guests, there are several fixes: Training an incompatible behavior Management Longterm practices  Continue reading

Aggression

Is your dog barking at other dogs or people (either from aggression/fear/anxiety or from playfulness?) There are two major ways to help with a dog who barks at other dogs or at people. 1. Management 2. Behavior modification  Helping a dog who doesn’t get along with other dogs (or people) usually takes both management and training.  Continue reading

WJON article about Pawsitivity’s impact with therapy dogs

Pawsitivity-certified trainer Jen Andrist and her “New You” public school program that Pawsitivity supports was featured in a great article! Continue reading

Fake service dogs are (very) illegal in Minnesota

The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) is a federal law that talks about service dogs. But how about fake service dogs? Is there a Minnesota law that says they illegal and has penalties for breaking the law? Continue reading

Pawsitivity at Eagan Rotary

The Eagan Rotary Club is sponsoring Pawsitivity for a fundraiser this May 4, 2024 called "Eagan Walk to Live", and Apollo the puppy went to an open Eagan Rotary meeting to say hi to our new Pawsitivity supporters. Apollo may only be 5 months old, but his paws are huge! Continue reading

Donation processing with tribute option: options

In our search for a software solution for nonprofits that could accommodate donations made in memory or in honor of someone, we encountered significant challenges. Our current Content Management System, Nationbuilder, unfortunately doesn't offer this feature. We initially used Donorbox for this purpose, but they abruptly stopped sending notifications to 'in honor of' recipients and failed to inform us in advance. This sudden change left us scrambling to find an alternative. Continue reading