Mission

The mission of Oklahoma German Shepherd Rescue Battle Buddies is to identify eligible Veterans, identify eligible OKGSR dogs, and once a match has been made, cover the cost for two weeks of board & train.

Program Highlights

• OKGSR covers the adoption fee
  
• OKGSR covers the 2 weeks of board & train
  
• Eligible dogs are identified by the American Flag background on their photo. These dogs have been evaluated by trainers for the Battle Buddies program and meet eligibility requirements

How It Works:

1. We evaluate our incredible rescue shepherds.
2. Veterans apply at Oklahomagsr.org/battle-buddies
3. Upon approval, they choose their perfect pup.
4. A one-week bonding period at home.
5. A two-week in home board & train with our phenomenal partners:
   • JPK9 Oklahoma (Tulsa)
   • High Caliber Canine (OKC)
6. Once the Battle Buddy is trained and returned home, the veteran has access to group classes every weekend and we ask that they join at least 6 in the first year to maintain the training the dog received with our trainers!
   • JPK9 Oklahoma: Sundays at 1pm (location changes throughout Tulsa area)
   • High Caliber Canine: Saturdays at 10am(location changes throughout OKC area)

Important advisory:

Many rescue animals have unknown care, genetic, and/or breeding history and cannot be expected to fulfill many specific tasks that a Veteran may require – for example, mobility assistance, seizure detection, etc. Thus, it is important that the tasks required be stated in the application process. If our Program cannot provide what you need, we will refer you to other programs.

Apply Here

PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT adopt Battle Buddies out of state. If you apply and we find that you live outside of Oklahoma, we will sadly have to deny your application. Apologies for any inconveniences this may cause!

Program eligible dogs are identified by the American Flag background on their photo.

Donate

Battle Buddies CashApp

$Veterans25

https://cash.app/$Veterans25

Battle Buddies Venmo

@companiondogsRgreat

https://venmo.com/u/companiondogsRgreat

Other Ways to Donate

Follow the link below to our donations page and complete your method of choice but be sure to specify that the donation is for the Battle Buddies Program!

https://oklahomagsr.org/donate

Questions? Email us at:
battlebuddies@oklahomagsr.org