New Horizons Service Dogs

New Horizons Service Dogs New Horizons Service Dogs is a nonprofit organization that provides trained service dogs to individuals with disabilities. Want to help?

For more information feel free to visit our website www.newhorizonsservicedogs.org or email us at [email protected]. Consider purchasing a personalized, commemorative brick to honor a precious friend or in memory of a treasured loved one — two or four legged! Your brick will become a permanent part of the facility's independence garden and will be a tribute to those you choose to honor. Help us Create Miracles, One Puppy at a Time! https://www.brickmarkers.com/donors/nhsd/

We are saddened to hear about Diane Keaton's passing. She had a prolific career spanning almost 60 years with numerous i...
10/13/2025

We are saddened to hear about Diane Keaton's passing. She had a prolific career spanning almost 60 years with numerous iconic films. Diane also had a huge heart and a love for animals, especially dogs.

New Horizons and she became acquainted when Diane adopted one of our career change dogs, Regatta, in 2020. Reggie's antics were often featured in her social media posts. She was deeply loved by Diane and able to get away with anything, including sneaking off with her shoes or favorite jeans.

We are keeping Diane's family, friends, and her sweet Reggie in our thoughts.

New Horizons would also like to honor Richard Kane, CEO of VeriJet; NHSDI board member; and breeder caretaker, who passed last month. His daughter was also a recipient of one of our service dogs. Richard so graciously flew Regatta to Diane, as seen in a photo below.

I am excited to announce that we completed a second Team Training last week!Our Team Trainings are where we pair dogs wh...
10/09/2025

I am excited to announce that we completed a second Team Training last week!

Our Team Trainings are where we pair dogs who have completed service dog training with their new recipients. It's a two-week process where we go over commands, dog care, and help start the bonding process between every new team.

We placed 10 dogs this time and I'm happy to continue the new tradition and share "graduation portraits" for these newly employed dogs. I will add that this photo session was a little less smooth compared to March! We had many rainy days that forced us inside, without my desired natural lighting, and dogs that were more interested in things besides posing 🙃

New Horizons also wants to give a big thanks to the raisers (puppy, prison, weekend, and dog sitters) who poured their love, time, and money into these dogs throughout their journey. It isn't always an easy road, but it's worth it!

Caitlin

Happy Six Weekiversary to Cinder's litter! They're still a little bit more potato than dog, but that will continue to ch...
09/19/2025

Happy Six Weekiversary to Cinder's litter! They're still a little bit more potato than dog, but that will continue to change with each passing day.

They are old enough to play outside now and oh so cute which means we have some good photos to share. There's two playful videos at the end and we have a pic with Momma too!

Well, hello! New Horizons' dogs are rocking and rolling this week! We are proud to say there's a second newspaper articl...
09/17/2025

Well, hello! New Horizons' dogs are rocking and rolling this week! We are proud to say there's a second newspaper article to share.

Venice, currently in training with Cheryl Williams, got to show off service dog commands for her edition. Cheryl is a huge support to our organization and the article does a good job at recognizing her skill and dedication.

A big thank you to Venice and Cheryl for spreading our mission with even more people!

About two months ago, we posted about the lovely memorial service that St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church held for W...
09/15/2025

About two months ago, we posted about the lovely memorial service that St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church held for Widget, their late therapy dog. Their incoming therapy dog, Uno, was mentioned as he was days away from joining them.

Well, folks, the first two months have gone swimmingly! He's featured in a front page article of Lake Placid's newspaper, pictured below, with his title listed as "Assistant Lay Eucharistic Minister".

One of my favorite quotes is, "Delighted to be the center of attention and greeting everyone like an old friend, Uno is already one of the most popular members of the congregation" as it fits the Uno we know to a tee.

Aside from serving the churchmembers, they also expect him to participate in local reading programs and visit memory care units.

Placing our dogs with their perfect match is one of the main goals here at New Horizons and we can't help but feel a sense of pride and (tearful) satisfaction each time it happens.

We sent some pups to Mainstreet Community Bank this past Friday to thank them for the money they so kindly raised for Ne...
09/08/2025

We sent some pups to Mainstreet Community Bank this past Friday to thank them for the money they so kindly raised for New Horizons.

Buzz, Kayak, and Grotto helped to show just how amazing our dogs can be and gave them a glimpse at the mission they're helping to support with their donation.

We truly appreciate how Mainstreet works to get involved with their community and look forward to future collaborations.

(Maybe even name a banking themed litter in the future! 👀)

Happy International Day of Charity! New Horizons is truly grateful to the community that allows us to fulfill our missio...
09/05/2025

Happy International Day of Charity!

New Horizons is truly grateful to the community that allows us to fulfill our mission. From the people who give their time transporting dogs, training future service dogs, caring for breeders, or socializing puppies; those who donate items like treats, blankets/towels, or other supplies; and the ones that send us money to cover the costs to raise and train each of our dogs - THANK YOU! We cannot do it without you.

Anyone that is interested in volunteering their time or donating any items can call the office at (386) 456-0408 for more information.

If you'd like to make a monetary donation, you can mail a check to 1590 Laurel Park Court, Orange City, FL 32763 or make a payment through Zelle (to [email protected]) or PayPal ( with the photo of our dogs).

NHSDI's head trainer, Tiffani, had her monthly visit to our advanced prison this past Friday. We had a few dogs return t...
09/02/2025

NHSDI's head trainer, Tiffani, had her monthly visit to our advanced prison this past Friday. We had a few dogs return to the office and accompany her from raiser homes to prison.

In a nice coincidence, Cinder is currently nursing her second litter at the office. That meant when Lake and Ocean (from her 1st litter) were dropped off, they were reunited with mom!

The timing rarely works out so perfectly which meant taking a picture was mandatory.

From right to left: Lake, Cinder, Ocean. Don't let Cinder's nonchalance fool you! She was excited to see them, but the photo did interrupt her afternoon nap.

Happy International Dog Day! While today is for celebrating all dogs, we want to specifically recognize the amazing pups...
08/26/2025

Happy International Dog Day!

While today is for celebrating all dogs, we want to specifically recognize the amazing pups that allow New Horizons to achieve as much as we have. We are so lucky to work with such a great canine family that help change lives every day.

Instead of living a life of leisure, our pups are willing to put in the hard work and dedicate themselves to training for a higher purpose. They are almost always eager to please (forgive the crazy teenagers or knuckleheads as we call them) and so clever as they learn their basic skills before moving on to specialties like autism, PTSD, and mobility.

If you stop and think about it, isn't it a little insane that a dog can learn tasks like how to get a specific item (keys, pill bottle, phone, leash) and bring it to a person; open and close a door or drawer; turn the lights on; notice and nudge to interrupt a panic attack - all on command?

Today, and every day, we want to celebrate the dogs who make it all possible. Thank you to our puppies, our prison pups, our Advanced Training group, our breeders, and our placed dogs! Without these dogs, the heart of New Horizons would be missing. They unite everyone - clients, puppy raisers, breeder caretakers, inmate handlers, facility volunteers, and employees - as we help to grant our recipients the independence they deserve.

Feel free to share your stories about any moments with our dogs that made you smile or comment below if you’ve been lucky enough to witness their skills in public!

We are excited to announce that today we finished our first Team Training of 2025!For those of you who may not know, Tea...
03/28/2025

We are excited to announce that today we finished our first Team Training of 2025!

For those of you who may not know, Team Training is where we pair dogs who have completed our training program with their new clients. It's two weeks where we go over dog care, commands, and help the bonding process start between each new team.

We placed 13 dogs this week and I'm happy to share the portraits I took of each of our newly employed dogs (and some group photos before we sent them off on Monday).

A big thanks to the puppy raisers who poured their time, love, and money into these dogs throughout their journey. It's hard, but it's worth it!

Caitlin

We want to applaud our very own Margaret K. (breeder caretaker to two sweet girls and a previous puppy raiser) for the a...
03/03/2025

We want to applaud our very own Margaret K. (breeder caretaker to two sweet girls and a previous puppy raiser) for the amazing Garden Fair she put on in Longwood this past weekend.

We had a booth amidst all the plants with our volunteers taking shifts, each assisted by a dog in training, to educate the public on what we do from when our puppies first leave the office to placement with their recipient.

Hopefully we have succesfully recruited some new volunteers as well as applicants! We are always looking for people to get involved with puppy watch shifts, puppy socializing, puppy raising, weekend raising or dog sitting, and breeder caretaking.

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1590 Laurel Park Court
Orange City, FL
32763

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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+13864560408

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