THE AFFECTIVE CANINES REHAB FUND
Help Give Struggling Dogs Another Chance.
Dogs with serious behavior problems are losing their homes and their lives, because the help they need is often out of reach.
You can help change that.
Give monthly starting at $10, or make a one-time gift.
"Too far gone?"
We don't think so.
The Problem
Dogs with serious behavior problems are running out of options.
They lose their homes. They spend years isolated from the world. They sit in shelters with nowhere to go. And far too often, they're euthanized before the right kind of help ever came.
The rehab these dogs need does exist, but it can be difficult to find, or too expensive. A dog owner's wallet shouldn't decide how their dog's story ends, and neither should that dog's behavior.
Together, we can give them a second chance.
Dogs are Dying
That Don't Need To.
The Numbers
Every year, hundreds of thousands of dogs lose their homes, die in shelters, or
are euthanized because they don't get the help they need for their behavior problems.
3.1 Million
dogs entered shelters and rescues in 2025.
390,000
dogs a year are euthanized
(a large amount due to
behavior problems).
1,068
dogs a day were euthanized in U.S. shelters in 2026.
Help Us Do More
What is The Affective Canines Rehab Fund?
Saving a dog's life takes weeks of hands-on work, 24/7 care, and resources to make it all possible.
That's why the Affective Canines Rehab Fund exists.
Your support helps us take on more struggling dogs, make rehab accessible to more families and organizations, develop the next generation of rehab specialists, and expand how many lives we're able to reach, together.
Your gift helps more dogs get the behavior rehab they deserve.
You Support.
We put in the time, effort, and care that these dogs need.
We Rehab.
We can change what's possible for these kinds of dogs, together.
Together, We Save Dogs.
Co-founders Jenna and Zach with Drax and Prince
Two dogs who helped prove dogs deserve second chances.
Who We Are
We Built Affective Canines for the Most Difficult Dogs.
Affective Canines exists for dogs with serious behavior problems.
The dogs families don’t know how to help. The dogs shelters struggle to place. And too often, the dogs running out of options entirely.
After years as Military Working Dog handlers, we started rehabilitating dogs because we believed they deserved more than a life of management, isolation, or being euthanized because of their behavior.
We believed they deserved the chance to actually get better.
Proof of What's Possible
Their Worst Behavior
Wasn’t Their Future.
We've seen what can happen when difficult dogs are given the right help, enough time, and someone willing to help them.
See our real rehab cases and watch what can happen when dogs are finally given the help they deserve.
This is the work your support helps
us bring to more dogs.
Every Dog Has a Story
This Is Prince.
He Won’t Be the Last.
Prince got his second chance, but there are thousands more, just like him,
whose families are still searching for another option.
We're building Affective Canines to be there for them when they need it most.
Featured Case Study: Prince
BEFORE: Severely Aggressive Shelter Dog
AFTER: Playful and No More Aggression
"Prince would've been euthanized if not for
Affective Canines."
Prince was found at the shelter, tied to a fire hydrant overnight, in 30-degree weather. By the time we were called in, he was biting everyone.
What you’re seeing here isn’t us managing the issue; it’s real behavior change. He went from severely aggressive to happy, playful, and genuinely enjoys being around people, even the same people he was biting before.
Prince was one bite away from being put down.
Dogs like him aren’t too far gone, and yours isn’t either.
Prince got a second chance.
We want more dogs to have one.
Save a Dog's Life Today
Support the Affective Canines Rehab Fund
Your support helps put life-changing behavior rehabilitation within reach for the dogs who need it most.
Give once to help a dog today, or become a monthly supporter of Affective Canines and help us give more dogs another chance all year long.
Will you help save a dog's life today?
*Affective Canines, LLC is not a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your support helps us give more dogs with serious behavior problems the chance at a better future. Support payments are not tax-deductible charitable contributions.
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