Help Us Reach 12 Before Saturday, Nov. 14
0 professionally trained PTSD service dogs funded for Veterans and counting. Every gift gets the next Veteran closer to freedom and independence.
NOVEMBER 9-13, 2026
Operation K9 Companion
Every $25,000 raised funds one professionally trained PTSD service dog for a Veteran. Help us fund 12 this year.
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Registered 501(c)(3). Your gift is tax-deductible.
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$20962 Raised of $300,000
One Week. Twelve Battle Buddies. Countless Lives Changed.
Each November, supporters across the country rally together for Operation K9 Companion, our biggest fundraising week of the year.
Northwest Battle Buddies provides professionally trained service dogs to Veterans battling PTSD, helping them regain their freedom and independence. Our Battle Buddies interrupt nightmares, stop panic attacks, and help Veterans return to the places PTSD took from them. That includes grocery stores, ballgames, family dinners, and airports.
This year, we’re proud to team up with 98.9 The Bull. Tune in to Tanner & Friends weekdays from 5 to 10 a.m., Nov. 9 to 13, to hear Veterans share in their own words how a Battle Buddy changed everything.
The service dog is always free to the Veteran. That’s only possible because of supporters like you. Veterans are waiting right now. Let’s get them paired.
Last Year, You Raised $400,000+. Let’s Do It Again!
In 2025, Operation K9 Companion supporters funded 16 professionally trained PTSD service dogs for Veterans. This year, we’re aiming for 12 more. With you on the team, we’ll get there.
Trained for the Moments That Matter Most
Every Northwest Battle Buddies service dog completes a minimum of 360 hours of rigorous training. Then the dog and Veteran train together for five more weeks, so they leave ready for real life.
Nightmare
Interruption
Signal and interrupt anxiety attacks
Redirect
flash backs
Perform
pressure therapy
Provide a constant feeling of safety
Social Barrier
in Public
Alert on
adrenaline
How Your Gift Adds Up
Every Gift Moves the Meter
$150 gets a future Battle Buddy to foster appointments and veterinary visits.
$400 covers food and nutrition for one puppy in foster care.
$900 covers all health and wellness costs for one dog through training.
$1,450 covers a Veteran’s handler training.
$25,000 funds one professionally trained PTSD service dog for a Veteran.
Our American heroes never quit on us. We will never quit on them.
FAQ
Operation K9 Companion is Northwest Battle Buddies’ annual November fundraising week. Every $25,000 raised funds one professionally trained PTSD service dog for a Veteran.
Northwest Battle Buddies provides professionally trained service dogs to Veterans battling PTSD, helping them regain their freedom and independence. We have paired 315+ Veteran teams in 27 states.
Never. Every Veteran we serve is paired with a professionally trained PTSD service dog and receives five weeks of handler training, free of charge. Veterans only pay for their travel and lodging during the handler training program.
Yes. Northwest Battle Buddies is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 45-4159178.
Yes. Make checks payable to Northwest Battle Buddies, write “Operation K9 Companion” in the memo, and mail to PO Box 2511, Battle Ground, WA 98604. Checks are added to the total once they’re received and verified.
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