Led by a certified Maître-chien

A dog can give someone their life back.

Frontline Paws Foundation trains and places assistance dogs for PTSD, hearing, and mobility support — and brings therapy animals to children in hospitals. Our goal is that no one who needs a dog is turned away because they can't afford one.

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Our mission

To improve the independence and well-being of veterans, first responders, and people living with disabilities — through highly trained assistance dogs for PTSD, hearing, and mobility support.

And to bring comfort and healing to children in hospitals, through the simple, steadying company of a good dog.

Our programs

Four ways we help

Every dog is trained to the highest standard and matched carefully to the person who needs them.

PTSD assistance dogs

For veterans and first responders living with post-traumatic stress. These dogs support emotional regulation, interrupt anxiety and panic, and help people return to daily life on their own terms.

Veterans & first responders

Hearing assistance dogs

Placed with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Trained to alert their handler to sounds that matter — an alarm, a doorbell, a name being called — creating safety and independence at home and in public.

Deaf & hard of hearing

Mobility assistance dogs

For people living with physical disabilities. These dogs retrieve dropped items, brace and steady their handler, open doors, and take the daily friction out of moving through the world.

Physical disabilities

Therapy dogs in hospitals

We bring trained therapy animals into pediatric wards. For a child facing a long stay, a few minutes with a dog can reduce fear, ease pain, and give them something to look forward to.

Children in hospital

Two of the foundation's dogs in the snow

Every dog here is someone's second chance.

About the founder

Certified, experienced, and doing this for the right reasons

Alex Tinnivlioglu receiving his Maître-chien certificate at Centre Canin des Ruisseaux

Certified Maître-chien (dog handler)Centre Canin des Ruisseaux — March 2025

Professionally certified

Alex Tinnivlioglu is a certified Maître-chien — a professionally trained dog handler, credentialed through Centre Canin des Ruisseaux. He's spent years learning what a well-trained dog can do for someone who's struggling.

The dogs aren't the point. The person on the other end of the leash is.

Every dog is trained to the highest standard and matched carefully to the person who needs it. Through fundraising, grants, and community partnerships, we work to keep the cost to qualified recipients at little or nothing.

What we stand for

Our values

Compassion

Service

Integrity

Respect

Inclusion

Excellence

Animal welfare

Community

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How you can help

Training and placing one assistance dog takes months of work. Here's where you come in.

Sponsor a dog

Help cover the cost of breeding, veterinary care, and months of training, so the dog reaches its handler at little or no cost.

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Volunteer

Puppy raisers, event help, hospital visit teams, and administrative support. If you have time and you love dogs, we want to hear from you.

Volunteer

Partner with us

Hospitals, veterans' organizations, first responder departments, and local businesses — partnership is how this reaches the people who need it.

Get in touch

Contact

Reach out

Whether you need a dog, want to help, or just have a question — we read every message.

Applying for a dog

If you're a veteran, first responder, or living with a disability and you think an assistance dog could help — please reach out. There's no cost to ask, and no obligation. We'll talk you through what's involved and be honest about timelines.

write2alexandros@gmail.comEmail us — we reply within a day