About Us

American Poodles At Work is a Massachusetts-based program which breeds, raises, trains, and places Standard Poodles as assistance dogs. We are dedicated to providing well-trained, intelligent, healthy Poodles who enjoy working for their partners, fulfilling the assistance dogs' purpose as an unobtrusive helpmate.


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Our Mission

American Poodles At Work was founded to provide highly-trained assistance dogs to people who prefer or need a Poodle due to allergies or lifestyle. We carefully select and teach our dogs, always with the end goal in mind -- a joyful, willing and intelligent, unobtrusive helpmate.

Through a detailed personality analysis we strive to match client and dog such that there is an almost immediate bond, strong enough that many would call it a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.

It is with these ideals that American Poodles At Work continues with our endeavors.

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Poodles are widely considered hypo-allergenic for most people - meaning that even if someone is allergic to dogs, they may not have a reaction to Poodles.

Consider donating dog food, materials, your time or funds to help APAW fulfill its mission. We have many volunteering opportunities, a wish list for supplies and services and even a handy Paypal Account for those that wish to make small cash contributions.

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