Make An Impact
Become a Monthly Supporter (Recommended)
Monthly donors sustain our dogs through every stage of training—from rescue to placement to lifetime support.
- $25/mo — Helps provide medical checks and ongoing welfare.
- $47/mo — Funds weekly training progression for a dog in development.
- $97/mo — Supports handler training sessions and dog‑handler bonding.
- $250/mo — Become a Pack Champion: directly back a dog through advanced certification.
Monthly giving is the most impactful way to help and is a proven best‑practice for Australian charities seeking long‑term sustainability.
Help Train and Gift Life‑Saving PTSD Assistance Dogs
Every donation you make today helps train and place highly skilled PTSD Assistance Dogs with Australia’s veterans and first responders. These dogs save lives – reducing night terrors, interrupting panic episodes, restoring independence, and providing constant emotional grounding.
It costs around $40,000 to rescue, train, certify and equip just one service dog, and with operating costs around $850,000 per year and climbing, your support is urgently needed.
All gifts $2 and above are tax‑deductible for Australian donors.
Where Your Money Goes
Your donation is invested directly into training and supplying certified service dogs to veterans and first responders with PTSD.
Every dollar matters.
We minimise admin spend, rely on volunteers wherever possible, and no board members are paid for their roles as board members.
Transparent breakdown:
- Training & Handling: Majority of funds (trainer hours, behavioural work, socialisation)
- Admin & Services: Minimal; essential only to maintain compliance and national operations
Other ways to help
- Workplace Giving — Give from your pay with pre‑tax benefits (Good2Give supported; employer matching encouraged).
- Sponsor a Dog in Training — Follow their progress and impact.
- Leave a Gift in Your Will — A transformational legacy for future veterans (bequests are one of the highest‑impact giving methods in Australia).
- Fundraise for Us — Create or join community events and campaigns.
- Volunteer or Foster — Provide the love and stability our dogs need early in training.
PTSD Dogs Australia Ltd is:
- Registered with the ACNC (Australian Charities & Not‑for‑profits Commission)
- Endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) — all donations of $2+ are tax deductible for Australian donors
- Committed to full transparency and ethical governance
We encourage donors to verify our status anytime via the ACNC Charity Register or ABN Lookup.
PTSD Dogs Australia - the evidence
The people who protect us carry a heavier mental health burden than most
Veterans and emergency service workers face trauma exposure most Australians never encounter. The data shows why specialised support, like a trained PTSD assistance dog, matters.
Police & emergency services employees experience high or very high psychological distress
More than double the rate of the general Australian adult population, of whom just over 1 in 8 report the same level of distress.
Beyond Blue, Answering the Call national survey (2018), n = 21,014
Former emergency services employees live with probable PTSD
Alongside this, 28% of former employees in the same study had seriously considered taking their own life.
Beyond Blue, Answering the Call national survey (2018)
Higher rate of suicidal thoughts among police & emergency services personnel
Current and former employees and volunteers report suicidal thoughts at more than twice the rate of the general Australian population.
Beyond Blue, Answering the Call national survey (2018)
Experienced a deeply affecting traumatic event at work
More than half of all surveyed employees reported a traumatic incident during their career that had a lasting personal impact.
Beyond Blue, Answering the Call national survey (2018)