Welcome to Project PUP

Each month, Project PUP offers a comprehensive certification program for therapy dog training.

Upon successful completion, handlers and their dogs are qualified to participate in therapy visits at nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, hospitals, airports, and other approved locations.

All dogs are carefully evaluated to ensure appropriate temperament, behavior, and suitability for therapeutic work.

It is an important time of the year to fundraise and help so we can keep our membership cost low.

Project Pup we’ve created a small video to show some of the impacts we have on our visits. We visit hospitals, assisted-living facilities, schools libraries court programs, we work with trouble teens and domestic violence.

We are a small 501 C3 nonprofit that caters to the need of our community with all volunteers.

All donations go towards operation so please if you can help us out visit our website. Also, if you’re in the Tampa Bay area and are interested in doing therapy dog work, please inquire on our webpage. Also, if you have any questions, you may contact us through  [email protected]. Please share this video whenever you can to help spread the word about  the help we give to our community through our therapy Dog work.

Pet First Aid and CPR Training Classes

🐾 Protect Your Pet, Save a Life! 🐾

When: March 21,2026 from 10 – 4 (5 hour class and we’ll take a break for lunch)

Where: 5175 45th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714

Are you prepared to handle a pet emergency? Join our Pet First Aid & CPR Training in the Tampa Bay Area and gain the skills you need to act confidently in critical situations.

✨ What You’ll Learn:

  • How to perform pet CPR and rescue breathing
  • Techniques for choking management
  • Wound care and bandaging
  • Recognizing signs of illness or distress
  • Creating a pet emergency kit

Join us for our 4th Annual Beach Dogs with the Clearwater Threshers at BayCare Ballpark on June 26th.

The Clearwater Beach Dogs are the alternate identity of the Clearwater Threshers. Threshers players and staff take the field in Beach Dogs uniforms and fans can join in by rocking their favorite Beach Dogs gear. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. games.

Beach Dogs Fridays are dog-friendly! You may bring your dog with you to enjoy the game. Dogs are welcome on the concourse, berm, and in the seating bowl, but not permitted in sections 114, 115, or the Club Level.

Dog tickets are $7 and are available on walk-up. All dog tickets will benefit Project Pup. We will also have raffles available to win. It’s great night to have fun, watch some baseball and play with pups. After the game, the pups and their owners can run the bases.

BayCare Ballpark
601 Old Coachman Road
Clearwater, FL 33765

New

Project PUP Trading Cards!

We are pleased to announce the new project pup trading cards are now ready to be ordered through the link below. These are very popular with adults and children and you can use a picture of your liking on both the front and back.

https://iconix.biz/project-pup-tc/

Passionate about healing with paws and purpose?

We are always seeking compassionate handlers and their well-mannered dogs or cats to join the Project PUP family.

While no special skills are required, participating animals should have basic obedience training, and a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification is highly encouraged. Most importantly, we welcome friendly, gentle pets who enjoy interacting with people of all ages—and equally kind, patient humans who have the time and desire to make a positive difference in their communities through volunteer service.

Upcoming Therapy Dog Class.
Please e-mail [email protected] for any screening questions.

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