Public Services FAQs

Classes are offered in 6-week sessions for one hour, once a week.

Monday at 6:00pm, Tuesday at 10:00am, Saturday at 9:00am

Attendance during the first week of class is mandatory. If the first week of class is missed, you must wait until the first week of the following 6-week session. Contact Operation Freedom Paws (408-683-9010) if you can take the first class on a different day during that first week.

You may attend another class during the same week as the missed class. There is no carrying a class forward.

These five vaccinations are required:

• Bordetella
• Distemper Parvo
• Rabies
• Canine Influenza (a two-shot series)
• Leptospirosis (a two-shot series)
• All five of these vaccinations are required and must be completed at least two weeks before coming on site.

For the safety of your dog and the dogs at Operation Freedom Paws, all dogs on site must be up to date with all five vaccinations listed above.

No. Canine Influenza and Parainfluenza are two different vaccinations.

Your dog may not come on site until two weeks after the second Canine Influenza and/or Leptospirosis vaccinations have been administered.

Your dog must have all five of the vaccinations listed in FAQ #5 and may not come on site until ten (10) days after the booster is administered.

• Complete the registration form.
• Email the completed registration form and a copy of your dog’s latest vaccination record to the Operation Freedom Paws office at the email listed on the top of the registration form at least three days prior to the first day of class.

• lots of high value training treats
• a treat pouch
• a leash (not a retractable)
• poo bags

Yes. Phone Operation Freedom Paws for more information (408-683-9010).

Operation Freedom Paws provides 14-day and 30-day Board and Train programs. To access these programs:

• Review your dog’s vaccination record to see if your dog has the required vaccinations (FAQ’s #5-#9).
• If your dog is up to date with the required vaccinations, phone Operation Freedom Paws (408-683-9010) to discuss your dog’s training needs and to obtain more information about the availability and cost.

• Review your dog’s vaccination record to see if your dog has the required vaccinations (FAQ’s #5-#9).
• If your dog is up to date with the required vaccinations, phone Operation Freedom Paws (408-683-9010) to schedule a “tour/evaluation” appointment where we explain our mission as a nonprofit, tour you through the facility, answer your questions, and evaluate your dog to determine if Operation Freedom Paws is a good fit for your dog.
• Boarding and daycare reservations are accepted upon completion of a successful tour/evaluation.
  Subsequent boarding and daycare reservations are accepted via phone or email.

Every dog is evaluated for social play. Group play is determined on a daily basis depending upon population and body language. Dog not deemed appropriate for group play will play with staff.

Please contact Operation Freedom Paws (408-683-9010) for current rates.

The Operation Freedom Paws operating hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday.

Yes.

Baths, nail trims, brushing, and ear cleaning are offered during boarding and daycare appointments, depending upon availability of staff.

• All peanut and rawhide products
• Retractable leashes
• Choke collars
• Any treats deemed a choking hazard, i.e., fresh bones
• Greenies
• Small or damaged toys

The Operation Freedom Paws (OFP) mission is to empower veterans and other individuals with disabilities to restore their freedom to live life. OFP rescues dogs who possess temperaments for service work from animal shelters and rescue groups and matches these dogs with the veterans, first responders, children and other individuals with disabilities that we serve. Your dollars support these individuals with disabilities and rescued dogs in a 48-week training program to become service dog teams through a special therapeutic canine-human relationship that enables them to live an enriched life and engage in their communities.