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.

Getting Here

Turnpike Directions from Western MA:

  1. Mass Pike to exit 8 (Palmer)
  2. Left at end of ramp (Rt. 32 North) for 1.2 miles
  3. Right on Old Warren Rd. 3.5 miles to end
  4. Left on Rt. 67 North 4.3 miles
  5. Right to Rt. 19 - under bridge turn right, go under Pike 2.5 miles
  6. Left on Little Rest Rd. (Scottish Meadow Golf Club sign) .7 miles
  7. Left fork on Bemis Rd. - red house straight ahead

Turnpike Directions from Eastern/Central MA:

  1. Mass Pike exit 9 (Sturbridge/Brimfield)
  2. I-84, exit for Rt. 20 west (3B?)
  3. Follow Rt. 20 through Sturbridge
  4. Right and quick left onto Rt. 19
  5. Right on Walkeen Koziol Rd. to end
  6. Right on Little Rest Rd.
  7. Left fork on Bemis Rd. - red house straight ahead

Directions from Route 9

  1. Drive into West Brookfield (from West you pass Salem Cross Inn, from East you pass West Brookfield Center)
  2. Take the exit for Rt 19/Rt 67 (a right turn if coming from West, a left from the East)
  3. Drive 1.7 miles down RT-19/RT-67, turn left at Washington Street -- near a small monument and town sign
  4. Continue straight on Washington St till it ends (.9 miles) -- zig-zag across East Road midway
  5. Take left onto Southbridge street, past historic Boston Post Road sign and *immediately* bear right onto Bemis Road
  6. Continue on Bemis Road for about 2.4 miles, over the Mass Turnpike and up a steep hill
  7. At top of hill, at red house carefully make the left turn into the driveway for APAW/Wow Take A Bow Grooming & Boarding
  8. Note: If you pass the Scottish Meadows Golf Course then you went too far on Bemis Road

We are located in Warren, near the Brimfield line. Many of the online mapping programs insist we are located in Brimfield, so we include the local map below for your convenience. American Poodles At Work is not located at the green arrow marker, as shown by Google Maps, but at the nearby area outlined with a black border.

Map

Contacting Us

You may reach us by telephone (413-436-0601) or electronic mail to info -at- americanpoodlesatwork.org (replace -at- with @ when sending us email).

We serve folks primarily in Worcester, Hampden and Hampshire Counties as well as the broader Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont region. Nearby towns include: Warren, the Brookfields, Spencer, Ware, Palmer, Brimfield, Chicopee, Sturbridge and Springfield.

1299 Bemis Rd Warren, MA - Jillian Lives Here

Jumpin Charlie

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.

In general, Service Dogs should start training and socialization by 8 weeks of age. In programs that breed their own dogs, training can begin as early as 3 weeks with astounding results.

Assistance Dogs are in such high demand that it is not uncommon for programs to have a waiting list of even 5 or more years.