Paws & Badges

12/03/2023

Thank you so much WBIR Channel 10 for sharing our Recipients stories and hard-work. We are so proud of each and everyone of you and your K-9!

Paws and Badges held an "Exchanging of the Leash" ceremony for nine service animals who graduated from their training to start their working careers.More sto...

12/02/2023

Paws & Badges, exchanging of the lease ceremony class of 2023 

10/30/2023

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09/11/2023

May we never forget.

09/04/2023

Happy Labor Day from all of us a Paws & Badges!

08/17/2023

Don't Miss Your Chance to Vote!
The poll closes in just a few days. Make sure your favorite people and places get your vote for Cityview's Best of the Best 2023.

08/10/2023

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We're excited to share we have been nominated for Cityview Best of the Best again. Help us out by voting us Best Dog Trainer & Paws & Badges Best Non Profit! bestof.cityviewmag.com

Voting ends August 22nd

08/06/2023

Our co-founder Amanda getting her tattoo done by Jon with Elite Tattoo Company

08/06/2023

We are still out here till 8pm at for our flash tattoo!! We have a little wait on artist. Plenty of food.

08/06/2023

08/01/2023

Fundraiser items needed for this Sunday 8/6:

-Can drinks
-Waters
-Hot dogs
-Hot dog buns
-Hamburger buns
-Single bags of chips

- volunteers needed to prep and serve food from 11am to 8 pm. They are 1 hour slots you can choose your time 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
If you can work, please comment on this main post with the time.

*Items can be dropped off @ 5307 E Emory Rd
*If you would like to donate and need it picked up please send us a DM

We appreciate everyone's help!

07/23/2023

Class might have been canceled due to weather this week but that didn’t stop us from getting some work done. 💪🏻

06/18/2023

Happy Fathers Day!

06/15/2023

We got a special delivery yesterday. We apologize for the traffic we caused but WE GOT OUR NEW BUILDING!! We can't wait to expand our classes and help more people battling PTSD in the community.

We are doing a fundraiser for PTSD Awareness month with is June!! We would love to hit our $500 by June 27th which is PTSD Awareness day!

https://www.facebook.com/donate/767286641802030/

06/15/2023

Did you know June is PTSD awareness month? We have been busy this month and officially got our new building delivered today. We are excited to start working on the inside and to host an open house as soon as we finish.

06/13/2023

We are so proud of our the last two week we have seen huge improvements with everyone’s hard work. Everyone has passed their . Our next big phase will be going out in public for training.
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06/02/2023

We are so proud of the work everyone is putting in. Everyone tonight passed their AKC CGC and we had one Puppy Star. We are so close to start training outside the class room.

06/01/2023

Incase anyone missed our segment with WVLT last night. Here is the interview and article.

If you are interested in our program please feel free to contact us through messenger of call us at
(865) 583-PTSD
(865)583-7873

https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/05/30/service-dogs-healing-those-who-served/?outputType=amp

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Paws & Badges is a local non-profit providing free PTSD service dogs and more to veterans.

05/31/2023

Paws & Badges was honored to receive The Be More Award from East TN PBS and Home Federal Bank for the month of May 2023.

The Be More Awards are given to leaders who contribute to the overall well-being of our community.

Thank you East TN PBS and Home Federal Bank for this incredible award and helping spread our mission.


Check out our Founder Michael Bartleson:

Presented by Home Federal Bank, the winner of the East Tennessee PBS Be More Award for the month of May 2023 is Paws & Badges Inc. For more information see:h...