Eight dogs. Eight women. Two villages.
This is what the beginning looks like.
HeartDogs is in its first pilot. The numbers are small. The model works.
A small, deliberate start. Every outcome documented.
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Three lives. One programme. A problem India has not solved yet.
Ádi started his life as a puppy on the streets.
Street dogs in India with no home and no purpose. HeartDogs gives Indies on the streets both.
Livestock Census 2019
Mangala and Prima on a training car ride.
Women in rural India without formal employment. HeartDogs is changing that - one foster-trainer at a time.
PLFS 2023-24
A representative image of a person in need.
People in India living with disabilities or mental health conditions. HeartDogs gives them a better life.
Census 2011 · Lancet, 2017Two ways to be part of this.
You can change one life. Then another. Then another.
Your support goes directly into the programme - training dogs, supporting women, and reaching people with disabilities. No intermediaries. You can see exactly where it goes.
Six UN SDGs. Time to write India's own story.
The global evidence base for assistance and therapy dogs is strong. India's is still being written. HeartDogs intends to lead that - with documented outcomes, six UN SDGs, and a replicable model.
